In sri lanka we can find some localized OS and applications. But how many people use those. As i know more than 99% of computer users use English OS and applications, even though they are speaks only sinhala or Tamil. According to wikipedea the English literacy in Sri Lanka is 10%.
Contradiction.... then why?
The main reason is the computer english is not a problem for 90% of the computer users. So other 10% is a narrow cheap market.
So... is it same for mobile phone applications...?
NO. Actually it is completely different. Mobile technology is a technology that has go masses. (According to the latest updates sri lankans use around 20 million mobile phones which is exactly equal to the sri lankan population.) Sri lankans can use a mobile phone even it has english menus. BUT... they prefer to get the informations (means the value added services.) in their mother language. So 90% of mobiles need local language support. [Wide cheap market.]
Ex: News alerts, Medical information, Fun talks..
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