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How 8 Pixels Cost Microsoft Millions
NubKnacker writes "Economic Times, one of India's biggest business daily's is carrying a story about how a small colouring mistake forced Microsoft to recall 200,000 copies of Windows 95. This wouldn't be the first time that has happened to Microsoft. From the article, "Microsoft has also managed to upset women and entire countries. A Spanish-language version of Windows XP, destined for Latin American markets, asked users to select their gender between "not specified," "male" or "bitch," because of an unfortunate error in translation." Ouch!"
Finally, some truth from Microsoft!
Of course, the regular Slashdot reader, never having had to put up with a woman, doesn't know this, but let me tell you: Microsoft was right here!
FUCK YOU pansy ass.
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You mean to say that bitches are called something else???
I installed a windows 2000 something server a week ago ( I was forced ) and I asked the same gender question . AND IT WAS AN ENGLISH VERSION !.
How did that installer know I would replace it with BSD later ?
retpe.
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If you're ever translating to Spanish, don't base it on Mexican spanish. Never, ever call a spanish speaking person "Mexican", or call the language "Mexican".
Mexicans are the "niggers" of the latin american world. They use words commonly that are insults to others. Just like niggers say "bitch" and "ho".
Since America is so close to Mexico, that's where our Latin influence comes from, and thus can come off crude or insulting to the rest of the (non-nigger) Spanish speaking world.
I'll get modded down -10000 racist, but it's the truth.
Don't believe me? Sit with a couple Spaniards, Cubans, Peurto Ricans, whatever, listen to them talk, then say "Woah.. woah, slow down! I don't speak Mexican!". Watch them flip out.
The typical Australian is a complete imbecile.
For someone who appears to be a flaming right-winger, you sure sound like a "liberal hippie douchebag" with your hyper icon sensitivity. Lighten up. Take your mind of such trivial frustrations with a nice, relaxing abortion clinic protest.
This sounds like a reasonable mistake, as it did the first few times it was posted. So what does Gnome/KDE do? Just assume male? :o)
There you go again.
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make install -not war
The Ford Nova didn't do any better in Latin America, which Ford discovered was because 'no' means 'no', and 'va' means go.
Not to say the car didn't live up to its reputation necessarily, but that's another issue entirely.
--Dan
It almost seems obvious that Microsoft is lacking a QA department. Unless their QA department is employed by a bunch of monkeys...Oh wait, the monkeys would have caught the problem.
"Happily lived Mankind in the peaceful Valley of Ignorance." -- Hendrik Willem Van Loon