Comments on: Google leaps language barrier with translator phone http://blog.trimo-inc.com/technology-focus/google-leaps-language-barrier-with-translator-phone/ Fri, 23 Apr 2010 16:26:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: TriMo Staff http://blog.trimo-inc.com/technology-focus/google-leaps-language-barrier-with-translator-phone/comment-page-1/#comment-6 TriMo Staff Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:33:36 +0000 http://blog.trimo-inc.com/?p=114#comment-6 I agree with you Brian. I think that project is a tough undertaking that will have numerous hinderances to success. I guess we can all just chalk it up to Google's attempted schemes to "dominate". I took a look at Esperanto and it looks like a great solution. I will be sure to stay tuned to your site for updates on this movement. I agree with you Brian. I think that project is a tough undertaking that will have numerous hinderances to success. I guess we can all just chalk it up to Google’s attempted schemes to “dominate”. I took a look at Esperanto and it looks like a great solution. I will be sure to stay tuned to your site for updates on this movement.

]]> By: Brian Barker http://blog.trimo-inc.com/technology-focus/google-leaps-language-barrier-with-translator-phone/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Brian Barker Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:51:23 +0000 http://blog.trimo-inc.com/?p=114#comment-5 Google's "Babel Fish" translator will in never solve the language problem. Not only does it discriminate against anyone who cannot afford a mobile phone, but against minority language groups as well. There are 6,800 languages worldwide, not fifty-two ! Moreover, if I met a native in Borneo, and he said to me in Hakka "I've lost my mobile phone" how would I understand him :) And how many starving Africans can afford a mobile phone ! As English loses its economic power, the answer is not for us to move to Mandarin Chinese, but to Esperanto which puts all speakers on an equal footing. Have a look at http://www.lernu.net or http://www.esperanto.net Google’s “Babel Fish” translator will in never solve the language problem. Not only does it discriminate against anyone who cannot afford a mobile phone, but against minority language groups as well.

There are 6,800 languages worldwide, not fifty-two !

Moreover, if I met a native in Borneo, and he said to me in Hakka “I’ve lost my mobile phone” how would I understand him :)

And how many starving Africans can afford a mobile phone !

As English loses its economic power, the answer is not for us to move to Mandarin Chinese, but to Esperanto which puts all speakers on an equal footing.

Have a look at http://www.lernu.net or http://www.esperanto.net

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