Thursday, May 10, 2007

GW Micro Announces New Window-Eyes Payment Plan

When I first read this announcement, I was pretty impressed. GWMicro knows that screen readers are very exspensive so they've come out with a new plan. If you are interested, read on.

One of the largest barriers to technology for blind and visually impaired people has always been the high cost, but that is about to change. GW Micro,
maker of Window-Eyes, is breaking down those barriers, and now offering a low-cost payment plan for the most advanced screen reader available.

Do you need a screen reader that already has official support for Office 2007, Windows Vista, and makes the Outlook Calendar fully accessible? This is
your chance to take advantage of the latest screen reading technology at an affordable price.

The new Window-Eyes Payment Plan replaces the Window-Eyes Lease-to-own program. Here is how it works: Instead of the blind consumer immediately paying
the full price to buy Window-Eyes, they can opt between two plans. Both plans include Window-Eyes and a Software Maintenance Agreement (SMA) which provides
three major upgrades of Window-Eyes.

The first choice is the Short Term Payment Plan, which costs $50 the first month (plus shipping), and $100 per month for the next 12 months. The second
choice is the Long Term Payment Plan which costs $41 the first month (plus shipping) and $39 per month for the next 31 months. There are no penalties
for paying off the balance early, and there is no interest on top of your monthly payment.

If you have been waiting to upgrade your copy of Window-Eyes, now is the time! If your upgrade costs $400 or more, you can use the Window-Eyes Payment
Plan to upgrade. Contact our orders department for more information.

The new Window-Eyes Payment Plan is shipping now, and you can place your order now by calling our orders department at (260) 489-3671, or by sending an
email to orders@gwmicro.com. For more information, check out www.gwmicro.com/paymentplan.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

A payment plan for a screen reader is a fantastic idea. Someone should have thought of it sooner. The cost of assistive technology is sometimes ridiculously high.