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I suspect this is less about difficulty and more about markets. Simply put, my guess is that there is a decent reliance on google services which are banned in
by danimal88 9y ago
I suspect this is less about difficulty and more about markets. Simply put, my guess is that there is a decent reliance on google services which are banned in China.
- fbdjskajxb 9y agoEven if you exclude China, I believe Chinese is still a top-30 language.
- criley2 9y agoThat doesn't sound impressive?
- fbdjskajxb 9y agoWe’re all talking about an announcement that Google Assistant is supporting over 30 languages.
- eximius 9y agoThat may deprioritize it, but it is still the third most spoken language in the US[1]. Yes, it is less important than many European languages, but it will still be important even if you completely ignore China. [1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_the_United_States
- dorfsmay 9y agoWhat does Chinese mean here? One of the main Chinese language? Or all Chinese languages? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_language https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_language
- eximius 9y agoI was ignoring that for simplicity. Presumably Mandarin, unless otherwise specified, but who knows. My Chinese is pretty rusty, but Cantonese and other dialects were always unintelligible to me even when I could speak decently.