Orange to offer Welsh language Samsung S5600

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• It's very commendable, and not before time, but I still don't understand why telco's/manufacturers can't provide downloadable language packs (as per some pc software) - even at a small charge. I'm pretty sure there'd be plenty of takers and the production cost wouldn't have to be that high. Posted by Stu H, Wales
• What a waste of time / effort / money...
  
  People just need to get over Welsh being a dead language & accept it. It must cost us Billions each year to have everything in two languages.
  Money which, especially in Wales, could be spent on better things.
  
  C Posted by Craig Evans, Wales
• Yes, very good Craig.
  
  And while we're at it, let's save some more money by dropping french, german, italian, spanish, and all those other pointless languages. Wouldn't the whole world be a better place if everyone just spoke English, eh?
  
  IE Posted by Evans, Wales
• What a stupid comment. The amount of people speaking the language is growing. Welsh should have the same status as any other language. I know plenty of people who can only speak welsh! Posted by Dean Robers, Wales
• Billions? LOL Thought the whole Assembly budget was only £13b. Nothing like a good exaggeration. And aren't Welsh speakers taxpayers too? What an idiot. Posted by Dave, Cymru
• what an inverted racist!! you obviously haven't looked at any figures regarding welsh speakership! it's over 500,000 and growing with over 40% of under 18's able to speak it...and growing! plus samsung didn't spend any of your cash developing this phone. they may even have done a little market research when making this mobile and thought that people may buy it because of this OPTIONAL function. i'll buy one, and i'm under 20, i'm from a city AND i mainly speak welsh day-to-day! the wales of the future is going to be bilingual, so better get with the times craig or risk getting left behind!! Posted by Ceri, Swansea, South Wales