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Israeli Government Suspends Microsoft Contracts
MartinB writes "According to The Register, in a double blow to Redmond, the Israeli government has both suspended all government contracts with Microsoft until at least the end of 2004, and Israeli Antitrust Authority director general Dror Strum has ruled that Microsoft is subject to US court limitations. At issue in part is Microsoft's refusal to support Hebrew in Mac versions of Office."
I just checked and it seems to be true, though there may be some issues with it.
Apple does support Hebrew. Microsoft does not support Hebrew in their Mac software.
Feel free to mod me "-1 - Angry Jerk".
Actually, Apple does support Hebrew, system level, and there are several good non-MS bi and tri- (Hebrew, Arabic & English) font products on the Mac. Trouble is, non of them are MS-Word compatible. Or rather, they try to be, but MS-Redmond & Tel-Aviv keep changing the rules. The Hebrew/English MS-Word is horrible (I spent quite a bit of time on it). Imagine the compounding bugs that crop up due to the requirement of cursor direction reversal, and added fonts and you get the idea. The Mac & the 3rd party products are a bit cumbersome, but by far less buggy
No disrespect, but you can get OpenOffice for free, which supports Hebrew, as people are saying. So if Microsoft gets cut off, your options are still the same-- use OpenOffice or another word processor that supports Hebrew. You should make the transition today, and tell everyone you know! :)