Internationalization for Mobile Devices using Microsoft Operating Systems
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1) Capability to read and input languages other than the language of the operating system
2) Capability to change the language of menus, dialogs and help files
Some key of the scenarios for people who want this functionality are:
- Students of foreign languages
- People who are living overseas
Microsoft has done a great job of internationalizing the Windows for PCs. Users of mobile devices using Microsoft's operating system, primarily Pocket PCs, have long wanted a similar solutions. This particularly applies to Asian languages such as Japanese, Chinese and Korean. This topic continues to appear and be a voice of frustration in a number of online communities. Some companies have tried to develop solutions over the years and individual developers have tried hacks that are difficult for all but the most technical users, but there is still by far no adequate 3rd party solution.
We believe that the best solutions to solve this issue are :
1) Global IMEs
2) Additional UI language files
The solutions should be provided by Microsoft, be easily installable and bundled on CD and/or be easily downloadable from the Microsoft site
We believe that Microsoft understands this need hence their effort to internationalize Windows. At the same we understand that there are some particular technical difficulties and limitations with mobile devices that make internationalization difficult and expensive.
This petition is to encourage Microsoft to provide a solution and show the company that there is a strong demand from users for one.
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