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	gecebekcisi	2009-11-11 , 15:57
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Originally Posted by ralphb

Sure, but if the people do know the other language, then why should they be forbidden by law from buying the non-Turkish-UI device if they so choose?

We are not forbidden to buy non-Turkish-UI device, just corporates are required to import devices with Turkish setup/documentation.

Originally Posted by ralphb

Presumably no-one was forcing Turkish users to buy non-Turkish devices ... ? Or maybe they were, by failing to offer any Turkish-UI devices ... ? Is that it?

We had to buy a lot of stuff without Turkish setup/documentation for long enough time, because many manufacturers/importers didn't prepare them to avoid the cost of localization, unless it was required by law.

Originally Posted by ralphb

Then I suppose the Turkish government reckoned their home market was big enough that the phone providers would comply to a Turkish-UI-only law. And now Nokia is calling your bluff, by ignoring your market.

Turkish government just tried to protect Turkish customers since many people were unable to use devices they bought completely or effectively, simply because they couldn't understand it.

But Nokia was great in this aspect, they always provided localized stuff even before the law was applied (exception: Internet Tablets)

Originally Posted by ralphb

So, now, instead of having no Turkish-UI devices, you have no devices at all in Turkey.

As I said before, we can ship devices in a special way (with abroad passengers) and there are many people abusing that way as a "business".,They're earning really good money because some devices are not imported for couple of reasons (lack of localization, manufacturers' marketing strategies etc)

Also there are a lot of Nokia Internet Tablets around, though Nokia Turkey didn't bother to import officially.

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