The undersigned Icelandic Mac OS X users and Icelandic Macintosh User Group ask Apple to increase the support for Icelandic legacy encodings and regional information in the upcoming release of Mac OS X. Only offering support for Icelandic through Unicode is hindering us from using common applications such as Microsoft Office without third party OS additions.
The only acceptable solution to this problem would be the addition of a proper Icelandic support within the system itself or a freely available software addition.
Proper support for Icelandic would increase the acceptance of Mac OS X in Iceland, a country with a sizeable Macintosh market share. Also without a proper support for Icelandic, Macs will be ousted from the extremely large educational market. Please note that many secondary schools in Iceland require laptops.
Currently the biggest hurdle for the creative market is the lack of legacy support which has hindered the transit to Mac OS X.
This petition will be mailed (in e format) to Apple inc. If you support our efforts to increase the support for Icelandic legacy encodings and regional information in the upcoming release of Mac OS X, please add your signature below.
We are approaching the 250 signature threshold which I will use to finalize the formal submission document for Apple. Please circulate this link through your professional networks to ensure we reach this goal before I send the letter to their regional representatives.
May 30, 2003
The current growth demonstrates a clear requirement for legacy encoding support within Mac OS X. I am finalizing a formal briefing document to present our specific technical constraints to the Apple engineering team.
Reached 100 supporters
May 27, 2003
May 25, 2003
We are approaching the one hundred signature threshold which serves as our primary benchmark for the formal pitch to Apple. Please direct this link to colleagues in the creative and educational sectors to ensure we hit this capacity before the final report is compiled.
6 Comments
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Jón Watson
23 years ago
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Ridiculous that we have to jump through hoops just to use office. fix this apple.
S
Sigrún Navarro
23 years ago
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My office stuff is a total mess because of this. please just give us the support we need.
B
Bjarni Mwangi
23 years ago
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WE NEED THIS FOR THE SCHOOLS!!!! SO MANY LAPTOPS RUNNING AROUND WITH BROKEN TEXT.
K
Kristján Phillips
23 years ago
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Trying to get work done is a headache. enough with the legacy encoding issues already.
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Ólafur Ortega
23 years ago
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Without proper support here im going back to windows. tired of dealing with third party hacks just to type symbols.
H
Helga Riley
23 years ago
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It is honestly embarrassing that a company this big ignores the icelandic market like this.
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The undersigned Icelandic Mac OS X users and Icelandic Macintosh User Group ask Apple to increase the support for Icelandic legacy encodings and regional information in the upcoming release of Mac OS X. Only offering support for Icelandic through Unicode is hindering us from using common applications such as Microsoft Office without third party OS additions.
The only acceptable solution to this problem would be the addition of a proper Icelandic support within the system itself or a freely available software addition.
Proper support for Icelandic would increase the acceptance of Mac OS X in Iceland, a country with a sizeable Macintosh market share. Also without a proper support for Icelandic, Macs will be ousted from the extremely large educational market. Please note that many secondary schools in Iceland require laptops.
Currently the biggest hurdle for the creative market is the lack of legacy support which has hindered the transit to Mac OS X.
This petition will be mailed (in e format) to Apple inc. If you support our efforts to increase the support for Icelandic legacy encodings and regional information in the upcoming release of Mac OS X, please add your signature below.
We are approaching the 250 signature threshold which I will use to finalize the formal submission document for Apple. Please circulate this link through your professional networks to ensure we reach this goal before I send the letter to their regional representatives.
May 30, 2003
The current growth demonstrates a clear requirement for legacy encoding support within Mac OS X. I am finalizing a formal briefing document to present our specific technical constraints to the Apple engineering team.
Reached 100 supporters
May 27, 2003
May 25, 2003
We are approaching the one hundred signature threshold which serves as our primary benchmark for the formal pitch to Apple. Please direct this link to colleagues in the creative and educational sectors to ensure we hit this capacity before the final report is compiled.
6 Comments
J
Jón Watson
23 years ago
Featured
Ridiculous that we have to jump through hoops just to use office. fix this apple.
S
Sigrún Navarro
23 years ago
Featured
My office stuff is a total mess because of this. please just give us the support we need.
B
Bjarni Mwangi
23 years ago
Featured
WE NEED THIS FOR THE SCHOOLS!!!! SO MANY LAPTOPS RUNNING AROUND WITH BROKEN TEXT.
K
Kristján Phillips
23 years ago
Featured
Trying to get work done is a headache. enough with the legacy encoding issues already.
Ó
Ólafur Ortega
23 years ago
Featured
Without proper support here im going back to windows. tired of dealing with third party hacks just to type symbols.
H
Helga Riley
23 years ago
Featured
It is honestly embarrassing that a company this big ignores the icelandic market like this.
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Ridiculous that we have to jump through hoops just to use office. fix this apple.