- Google Pinyin
Infobox Software
name = Google Pinyin IME
caption = Screenshot of Google Pinyin
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developer =Google China
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latest preview version = 1.2.30.71
latest preview date =8 August ,2008
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operating system =Windows 2000 SP4,Windows XP ,Windows Vista
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language =Simplified Chinese
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genre =Input method editor
license = Google Terms of Service
website = [http://tools.google.com/pinyin/ Website]Google Pinyin IME ( _zh. 谷歌拼音输入法) is an input method developed by
Google China Labs. The tool was made publicly available onApril 4 ,2007 .Controversy
After Google Pinyin was initially released in April 2007, it was soon discovered that Google Pinyin's dictionary database contained employee names of "Sogou Pinyin", an indication that the dictionary was taken from
Sogou , one of Google's competitors in the Chinese Internet market. OnApril 8 2007 , Google admitted that they used "non-Google database resources". [cite web|url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,130502-c,copyright/article.html|title=Google Admits Using Outside Source for Chinese App|publisher=PC World|date=2007-04-09|accessdate=2007-05-08|first=Sumner|last=Lemon]Sohu , the operator of Sogou, demanded that Google remove the application from its website, and threatened to sue Google if it refused. [cite web|url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,130562-pg,1/article.html|title=Sohu Threatens to Sue Google|publisher=PC World|date=2007-04-10|accessdate=2007-05-08|first=Sumner|last=Lemon] As of September 2008, Google Pinyin is still available on Google's website.Google Pinyin installs and runs a service on Windows machines (GooglePinyinDaemon.exe) which is described as the Google Pinyin Network Daemon.
By the end of 2008, more than 20% users of Google Pinyin want Linux Version of the input method, but there has no any official response yet.
See also
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Pinyin method
*Sogou pinyin method References
External links
* [http://tools.google.com/pinyin/ Google Pinyin Website]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/google-labs-pinyin Official Google Group]
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