[gps-talkusers] Re: cheap trial of Seeing Eye app?
- From: "Gil Johnson" <gil.johnson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2013 18:21:02 -0700
And what about how much we spend on essential programs like JAWS and
Kurzweil and the SMA's. All of the time that Sendero spends on developing
features costs money. Mike has done a great job in bringing in grants etc,
but we need to pay for what we get. That is the American way.
Gil Johnson
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[mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Justin Hull
Sent: Friday, July 12, 2013 4:25 PM
To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: cheap trial of Seeing Eye app?
The blind community amazes me! People are willing to spend over $1000 on a
GPS on a note taker but everyone on here is whining and crying over a
measly $70 or $130 subscription. Is everyone really that cheap? Come to
think of it, when I bought Navigon and the Tom Tom, both of which I still
have I had to spend $50 on each and did not get a chance to have a trial
version on that either. This application is built with accessibility in mind
and with this company's reputation and GPS products that we've seen in the
past we know that the application is very well constructed and that's going
to give information that a blind person finds most valuable. Android apps
are not free as well and to reiterate I think it's really interesting that
everyone expects something for free.
Thank you
Have a great day.
Justin Hull
On Jul 12, 2013, at 5:16 PM, "Kevin Barry" <krbarry@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> There is an edit box for you to write in something you want that is not
included in the top ten.
>
> At 06:53 AM 7/12/2013, you wrote:
>> I don't mind paying a price for accessibility, but when multiple
>> people state they want a monthly subscription to try the app, and
>> then that feature isn't listed in the top eight, IMO, it shows the
>> company isn't truly listening to what we as customers want. Mike
>> said he wanted a monthly subscription, but it was harder to implement
>> than he thought. Does this mean Senderro would rather program
>> softball solutions into their products and rely on their reputation
>> and the words of others to sell their products? I suspect so. If
>> Senderro truly wanted a monthly membership option, then instead of
>> 'looking into it,' they would be 'working tirelessly to ensure we are
meeting the needs and desires of our current and future customers.'
>> I thought about posting a low review for this app based on my
>> frustration with Mr. May's wish to rely on reputation and review over
>> customer wishes, but I didn't because I realize most people don't
>> know who I am and wouldn't care how I reviewed the product, plus
>> those people who love Senderro and are going to buy it won't read the
reviews anyway.
>> Besides, if there ever is a monthly license, and I do try it, I'm
>> sure I'll most likely end of buying it and wanting to give the app a
>> high review. I'm holding out for the optimistic outcome rather than
>> voicing negativity on the review page in the short run
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Brandon
>> Armstrong
>> Sent: Friday, July 12, 2013 12:37 AM
>> To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: cheap trial of Seeing Eye app?
>>
>> Hello, I totally agree with what Mike said in this post. I too would
>> also like to see people discuss features and not write such poor
>> reviews in the App Store simply because of the price. I love the app,
>> and I love what Mike and Charles have done to make it worthwhile to
>> get. I don't mind paying a little bit of a price for accessibility.
>>
>> Brandon Armstrong sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Jul 12, 2013, at 0:16, "Michael May" <mikemay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> > It is true that Apple does not offer either trials or monthly
>> subscriptions.
>> > Suppliers have found ways to do this outside Apple and we will see
>> > what is involved in this. As I made clear in the podcast, we
>> > originally wanted to have a monthly subscription for this app but
>> > that was not as easy as I hoped.
>> >
>> > Also, as I said, 90% of apps do not turn a profit. Expecting the
>> > price to be lower than it is so that Sendero does not stay in
>> > business or does not improve features, is pretty short-sighted.
>> >
>> > There are other options for navigation information so if folks are
>> > not comfortable spending $69 based on Sendero's reputation of 13
>> > years developing accessible GPS or the feedback of other users,
>> > vote with your credit card. The beauty of the market these days is
>> > that you have options and that is a very good thing. Many people
>> > think Seeing Eye GPS is an option but there are other choices.
>> > Heck, we even got complaints about the $4.99 price for Sendero
>> > Lookaround. Seems
>> embarrassing.
>> >
>> > I'd love to see the dialog get off the dirt cheap IOS price point
>> > and on to features and functionality.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > [mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Alex Hall
>> > Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2013 6:04 PM
>> > To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Subject: [gps-talkusers] cheap trial of Seeing Eye app?
>> >
>> > Hi all,
>> > The features list on which people can vote made no mention of a
>> > cheaper subscription option, and I did not write one in since that
>> > seems more a pricing decision than an app feature. I just wanted to
>> > remind Sendero that, at least from what I've seen, they are losing
>> > a lot of business since people do not want to drop $70 on the
>> > hearsay of others. The lack of a cheap subscription, or even a
>> > "lite" version of the app with restricted features, is a major
>> > sticking point which should, I feel, be addressed in addition to
>> > the app features now being
>> voted on.
>> >
>> >
>> > Have a great day,
>> > Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini)
>> > mehgcap@xxxxxxxxx
>> >
>> >
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