Munna local !!!
In an attempt to go local in India, Microsoft’s Office website for India , is in Hindi by default!!! And, there doesn’t seem to be way to change the language to English while still being in the ‘India site’.
This seems like a classic case of misplaced localization. Wonder why somebody at Microsoft hasn’t figured out selecting the India site doesn’t necessarily mean people want Hindi! There’s a sizable audience in the country that doesn’t know (and even aren’t too fond of) Hindi…I could see many of them getting really irritated on seeing Hindi, and more importantly, not being able to change it back to English (or to other Indian languages).
This seems like a classic case of misplaced localization. Wonder why somebody at Microsoft hasn’t figured out selecting the India site doesn’t necessarily mean people want Hindi! There’s a sizable audience in the country that doesn’t know (and even aren’t too fond of) Hindi…I could see many of them getting really irritated on seeing Hindi, and more importantly, not being able to change it back to English (or to other Indian languages).
posted by Munna / Rakesh @ 3:54 AM,
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