Charlie Owen - Anyone Know French...?

Anyone Know French...?

I'm getting a good many hits from http://www.macgeneration.com today referencing the Apple Front Row stuff I posted. Many folks have been been pointing me to translation sites -- I've not found those to be much help since they do a literal word-for-word tranlation. For example...

'Depuis sa présentation, FrontRow suscite beaucoup d’interrogations. À sa façon, Apple se place sur le marché des media-center. Là où la société ne fait pas comme les autres, c’est qu’au lieu d’intégrer ce logiciel qui irait si bien au Mac mini, elle le propose avec l’iMac. Steve Jobs a beau avoir fait un pas en arrière, il reste persuadé que le centre du hub numérique doit être l’ordinateur.'

...becomes this after automatic translation...

'Since its presentation, FrontRow causes many interrogations. At its way, APPLE is placed on the market of the media-center. Where the company does not make like the others, it is that instead of integrating this software which would go so well to mini Mac, it proposes it with the iMac. Steve Jobs took a step in vain behind, it remains persuaded that the center of the numerical hub must be the computer.'

Somehow, I don't think the original message is coming through here. Although I admit some of the comments are really, really funny when run through auto translation...

'If it is true that the media center introduces with the iMac G5 is a logical evolution of the numerical hub to the APPLE sauce, its ease of use is a heritage of the iPod.'

Categories: Front Row | Media Center | Comments [4] |

| Posted on Monday, October 31, 2005 6:21:56 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)

Tuesday, November 01, 2005 8:35:24 AM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)

Here a better translation (from me- you were asking for french speaking people:-)
"Since its presentation, FrontRow creates lots of questions. In its way, Apple gets involved in the media-center market. Where the company distinguishes itself, instead of integrating this software to the Mac Mini, it installs it in the iMac. Although Steve Jobs seems to step back, he still certain that the center of the “digital hub” should be the computer."

Kokille

Tuesday, November 01, 2005 8:46:05 AM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)

Second part:
"This time, the Xerox works in inverse direction, as some supporters on the opposite site have pointed out. First it was the belief of Paul Thurrot, but some comments from Microsoft compelled him to see things in a different way. Charlie Owen, who is working for Microsoft in the Media Center Team, defends an other surprising theory. According to him, Apple hadn’t had to start the Xerox. The Company has relied on its main success for the last years, the iPod. They have extracted the interface and port it to the Macintosh. After the iMac, it is the second time, it seems, that the iPod inspires so much the Apple computers."

Kokille

Tuesday, November 01, 2005 8:51:23 AM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)

Third part:
Charlie Owen also compares the entirely opposite direction the two companies go. On the one side, Apple has started from the iPod to design his “media center”, on the other side, Microsoft has done the contrary: the Software’s Giant has created is media center first, then started the conquest of the Mobile Media center Market. We understand better why the Apple Solutions are much more simple than the ones from his enemy.

Kokille

Tuesday, November 01, 2005 8:59:56 AM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)

Last part:

Anyway, Paul Thurrot is on his way to become the most famous Switcher in US. The man who is one of the most diligent specialist from the other side, made himself know in the Macintosh world by stating that “XP is superior from MacOsX in graphic interface and that the first OS beats the second in many technical issues” He was also one of the first to predict the Switch to Intel for Apple based computers. And now, he became in the course of time, a big Macintosh fan. He confesses owning several iPods, 2 Macs and many more product with an Apple stamp. As you can see, the “halo” effect works…

Kokille

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