Re: [Lynx-dev] problems using google

[Jude DaShiell]

Haven't got press on this yet and I'm not sure I will either.

On Thu, 14 Nov 2019, Karen Lewellen wrote:

> Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2019 19:52:18
> From: Karen Lewellen <address@hidden>
> To: Jude DaShiell <address@hidden>
> Cc: Dick Sterkenburg <address@hidden>, address@hidden
> Subject: Re: [Lynx-dev] problems using google
>
> Jude,
> Can you send  me any press on the blocking of all third party screen readers
> plan?
> I simply do not follow how Google believes  it can take choices away in this
> fashion simply because they are tired of trying to  support choices, so want
> to  educate myself, and perhaps do some press of my own.
>
>
>
> On Thu, 14 Nov 2019, Jude DaShiell wrote:
>
> > Not if you can't use google.  If useability declines for screen reader
> > users then it becomes unuseable and out of the race.
> > If you open up one of your search results the = key will toggle between
> > your result and an information page.  There will be two URL entries on
> > that information page and where you are will be the second of those
> > urls.  The Federal Government isn't going to like it at all when google
> > blocks jaws users since that's the screen reader that has a monopoly on
> > United States Federal computers.  If Magic and whatever else
> > freedomscientific purchased is also blocked, the Federal government will
> > take notice and maybe take action eventually.
> >
> > On Thu, 14 Nov 2019, Dick Sterkenburg wrote:
> >
> >> Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2019 09:16:17
> >> From: Dick Sterkenburg <address@hidden>
> >> To: Jude DaShiell <address@hidden>
> >> Cc: Dick Sterkenburg <address@hidden>,
> >>     Karen Lewellen <address@hidden>, address@hidden
> >> Subject: Re: [Lynx-dev] problems using google
> >>
> >> but google is the best search engine.
> >> when the situation occurs normal internet usage is impossible with a
> >> browser,
> >> that browser should bring the solution, not the users by moving away from
> >> such
> >> large things as google. the smaller search engines do not give the same
> >> qualit
> >> of results, are much more oriented on the us than on the netherlands for
> >> example.
> >> sincee this is the dev-list, this is my feature request. i think a browser
> >> can
> >> not take itself serious when the most visited site on earth is not usable.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> > --
> >
> >
>
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