For those who haven't read about Maya, please look here: https://hackertimes.com/item?id=4103344
It's not just about Maya, but others too that rely on such apps.
It's time like this where I wish developers/designers/people would unite, and create a kick ass free & open source solution to solve problems like this.
First of all, maybe by creating a web app, which, if it could be, cached on an iPad. Otherwise, just a web app that can be run on an iPad (even though you;d have small lag while getting the audio, which could possibly be generated via Google's Voice API?)
Secondly, create an Android version. I'm not sure if Speak For Yourself is planning/making an Android version, but software patents is the main issue here. It literally disgusts me.
Who here would be interested in helping? It's just an idea, but an idea I'd love to execute.
Apple has removed this from their appstore to save on headaches: so they can't be accused of being lax on patent enforcement. But once the court case is over (assuming the patent holder wins) such software will be ILLEGAL, regardless of whether it is a web app, what OS it runs on and whether or not it is open source.
Software patents are the problem, and the only place they can be fixed is in the US Congress. (The rest of the world can't fix them because of pressure from the US. The US, Congress though, thinks it's immune to pressure from anyone else.)