Comments on: Microsoft in Welsh http://www.forumwales.com/fwblog/2006/02/04/microsoft-in-welsh/ The blog from ForumWales covering all aspects of Wales and the Welsh - and beyond. Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:18:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Rhys http://www.forumwales.com/fwblog/2006/02/04/microsoft-in-welsh/#comment-30 Rhys Thu, 09 Feb 2006 16:08:59 +0000 http://www.forumwales.com/fwblog/?p=83#comment-30 Well, without wanting to sound ungreatfull, I think they only did this after the Welsh Language Board 'begged' them and maybe more importantly because most OpenSource software like OpenOffice and Firefox has been available in Welsh (and Breton and Irish) for a long time. Granted Microsoft's share of the market is so big (although it's getting smaller all the time), so more users are likely to switch there MS software to Welsh before switching over to OpenSource. For a comlete list of (free) software that's available in Welsh, check out: http://www.meddal.com/index_files/Page487.htm Some problems with the Welsh version also: <i>Dell computers sold in the UK as of late 2005 ship with a new Windows XP SP2 OEM version, which has the language set to Welsh by default. This setting causes Photoshop and the Editor of Photoshop Elements to freeze.</i> http://photoshopnews.com/2006/01/20/photoshop-cs2-or-the-editor-of-photoshop-elements-40-freezes-immediately-after-you-start-on-windows/ Well, without wanting to sound ungreatfull, I think they only did this after the Welsh Language Board ‘begged’ them and maybe more importantly because most OpenSource software like OpenOffice and Firefox has been available in Welsh (and Breton and Irish) for a long time.

Granted Microsoft’s share of the market is so big (although it’s getting smaller all the time), so more users are likely to switch there MS software to Welsh before switching over to OpenSource.

For a comlete list of (free) software that’s available in Welsh, check out:
http://www.meddal.com/index_files/Page487.htm

Some problems with the Welsh version also:
Dell computers sold in the UK as of late 2005 ship with a new Windows XP SP2 OEM version, which has the language set to Welsh by default. This setting causes Photoshop and the Editor of Photoshop Elements to freeze.
http://photoshopnews.com/2006/01/20/photoshop-cs2-or-the-editor-of-photoshop-elements-40-freezes-immediately-after-you-start-on-windows/

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