Things outside of the BMP aren't just dead languages anymore. You have to be able to support characters outside the BMP if you want to sell your software in Chi

Things outside of the BMP aren't just dead languages anymore. You have to be able to support characters outside the BMP if you want to sell your software in China: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GB_18030 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GB_18030