Mark Davis wrote: > Marco, I certainly wouldn't draw that conclusion. This is not > the appropriate forum for a political or ethical discussion,
Of course. I just noticed that those numbers reflect a sad fact of life: that rich people get more than poor people. As this fact is so obvious to anyone, I thought that my remark would not have caused a long discussion. > but equating "GDP" with "more important" in any general sense > is clearly a huge leap, and one that I certainly would not > make. But there certainly is a correlation between GDP and what people can buy, including software. > The goal of the chart was different. Many people mistakenly > think the potential customer base of non-English-speakers > is smaller than it actually is. Ah, I didn't imagine it from this point of view. For people who live in non-English-speaking countries, it is easier to remember that English is not the only language in the world. I thought the chart was intended as a rationale for prioritizing the support of languages in consideration of the profitability of the corresponding markets: 1. support for Western languages is priority one, as it corresponds to the largest slice of market; 2. CJK support comes immediately after, as it corresponds the second largest market; 3. then comes Bidi support, which corresponds to a smaller but still interesting market. 4. Indic support can wait, as the corresponding market is less profitable. This is, IMHO, how people paying our salaries would read the chart. I am not even blaming them, as that is probably the "correct" reading, by the point of view of business. _ Marco
