> Maybe you wanted to say that many Europeans speak English so well, > that they do not need translations?
It is my observation as well: Some users are hostile towards the notion of translated software. Those are typically not native English speakers, but people who found, at one time or the other, reason to complain about translations. They do so for all operating systems, making fun of erroneous translations (such as the infamous "Pfeife zerbrochen" of SINIX, or translations that an MS employee came up with). Unfortunately (I think), those people then come to the conclusion that translations, in general, suck, where I feel that the right conclusion should have been that translations, like all other parts of software, may have bugs that need to be reported and fixed. Those people ignore that many other people have less problems using computers if the computers complain in their native tongue. Unfortunately, again, the group complaining about translations is often more vocal about it. I don't know whether this is a European phenomenon only, or whether people in other continents develop the same dislike towards their own language when interacting with computers. Most certainly, native English speakers are neutral towards translations, since they don't need them and can't comment on their quality and usefulness. Kind regards, Martin
