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There is also a personal angle to Microsoft involvement with these type of initiatives. The CEO has two children with disabilities and it looks like he is pushing for an inclusive company more than any other CEO. There is also Gobabygo which is an open source organization that modifies toy cars for children with disabilities http://sites.udel.edu/gobabygo/

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> the CEO has two children with disabilities

Interesting video with Nadella discussing this:

https://www.facebook.com/bloombergbusiness/videos/1547448801...

“Necessity is the mother of invention”

I work on accessibility. Apple has always been the recognized leader.

Their eyes are not always on the ball though. How is the touchbar working out for accessibility?

I think we all know that, but that doesn't necessarily mean Satya isn't putting in the effort. Apple has kept accessibility in mind for a lot long than he has been CEO of Microsoft.

Accessibility is a much harder problem for the Windows and Android platforms, because they're dealing with a bigger and more open ecosystem with a lot of legacy baggage. Apple's very tight APIs make it much easier for software to be accessible by default.

I know you're talking about windows, but remember this controller is targetted at xbox, which is even more locked down than any of Apple's platforms.

This controller is targeted at gaming on both Xbox and Windows. (Because Xbox is Windows, locked down or not, and Xbox design is Windows 10 design, and all Xbox One controllers are Windows 10 controllers.)

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