Microsoft's unfortunate translation

mikm · 23rd August 2004, 19:42

story

Quote:

"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!"

pixiefied · 23rd August 2004, 20:05

i thought they stopped making 95?

Omega X · 23rd August 2004, 21:19

Bitch?! LMAO!

sgtfuzzbubble011 · 23rd August 2004, 21:29

I don't ever remember having to tell my computer what my gender was, anyways.

squakMix · 23rd August 2004, 21:31

Jesus... How could they have gotten it so wrong!? I dont see how they could have made this worse...

MStar · 23rd August 2004, 21:35

Maybe it was for dogs too...

dylman · 23rd August 2004, 22:00

*shrug*

No big deal for Microsoft. This is the company that released the Xbox in Japan on the anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing, with the catchy tagline that translated to "Dishonour Your Ancestors". Compared to that, insulting half your userbase is small potatoes.

mikm · 23rd August 2004, 22:02

Oh god...that's even better.

Starbucks · 24th August 2004, 00:20

Quote:

asked users to select their gender between "not specified," "male" or "bitch," because of an unfortunate error in translation."

Oh my god.

MStar · 24th August 2004, 01:43

Someone needs to pay the MS Translators more! ^_^

s0be · 24th August 2004, 03:20

although I'm no MS advocate, many spanish dialects take different nouns to refer to different things. This particular idiocy in the language refers to I believe hambra, which is the female counterpart to hombre. In some places, hambra is slang for bitch.

s0be

Wolfgang · 24th August 2004, 19:20

Actually, it's hembra. Here in peru people refer to girlfriends as hembras ("females") when they want to refer to them with a slight suggestion that they are objects rather than people.

That article reminded me of when Mitsubishi launched the Pajero SUV. Pajero means "wanker" in Peruvian Spanish slang. They had to change it to Montero.

23rd August 2004, 20:05	#2
pixiefied Mother Trucker Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: in the forest Posts: 3,520	i thought they stopped making 95? "Well, got to love you and leave you, need to go get into the shower and rub my hard naked body all over with soapy bubbles, I'll be back later to carry on playing.... It'll take you some time to get over the image of me naked in the shower......mind you don't masturbate to hard thinking about it...." - Mr.Jones

23rd August 2004, 21:31	#5
squakMix wwwyzzerdd (Forum King) Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 3,458	Jesus... How could they have gotten it so wrong!? I dont see how they could have made this worse... Check out my music

23rd August 2004, 22:00	#7
dylman Forum King Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Hawarden Posts: 2,115	shrug No big deal for Microsoft. This is the company that released the Xbox in Japan on the anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing, with the catchy tagline that translated to "Dishonour Your Ancestors". Compared to that, insulting half your userbase is small potatoes. There's no need to tell me when I'm right; I operate on that principle exclusively and with absolute certainty

23rd August 2004, 22:02	#8
mikm Major Dude Join Date: May 2001 Location: somewhere else Posts: 1,286	Oh god...that's even better. powered by C₈H₁₀N₄O₂

24th August 2004, 03:20	#11
s0be Major Dude Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: melbourne Posts: First Posts: 1,313	although I'm no MS advocate, many spanish dialects take different nouns to refer to different things. This particular idiocy in the language refers to I believe hambra, which is the female counterpart to hombre. In some places, hambra is slang for bitch. s0be And On that day, the Lords of the land said unto their Master Architect, "The temple you have made to the gods of Wasabi and Maki has brought us no great prosperity" and they sent out him into the lands. As he traveled to a far off land, he found he wasn't traveling alone, but that he had gained companions, and when they found their new land, they started work on a new temple, one that would be OPEN to all who wanted to worship. from The Book of Wasabi C 12 Vs 09 (pg 2003)

23rd August 2004, 21:19	#3
Omega X Forum King Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: A Parallel Dimension Posts: 2,253	Bitch?! LMAO!

23rd August 2004, 21:29	#4
sgtfuzzbubble011 Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 60,839	I don't ever remember having to tell my computer what my gender was, anyways.

23rd August 2004, 21:35	#6
MStar Major Dude Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hardcore Heaven Posts: 1,491	Maybe it was for dogs too...

24th August 2004, 01:43	#10
MStar Major Dude Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hardcore Heaven Posts: 1,491	Someone needs to pay the MS Translators more! ^_^

24th August 2004, 19:20	#12
Wolfgang Forum King Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,069	Actually, it's hembra. Here in peru people refer to girlfriends as hembras ("females") when they want to refer to them with a slight suggestion that they are objects rather than people. That article reminded me of when Mitsubishi launched the Pajero SUV. Pajero means "wanker" in Peruvian Spanish slang. They had to change it to Montero.

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