As Apple announced the launch of its new iPod line-up on the Thai market in yesterday, it also have one event about request support Thail language on iPod happen in the same day.

Mr. Poakpong who is represent from tosupportthaiinipod.com, this website have been requested Apple to develop iPod to support Thai language sicne 2005.

He came to join with Apple launches innovative iPod touch on Thai market day for send Open Letter “To Support Thai in iPod” to Mr. Ey Yeo (Senior iPod marketing manager for Asia-Pacific).

Mr. Poakpong with staff of Apple Asia

Mr. Ey while interviewing with reporter and Mr. Poakpong stay behind

Mr. Ey came to check what happen but do not interest and Mr. Poakpong has been block while trying to explain

You can see Open Letter “To Support Thai in iPod” follow detail below.

Open Letter - To Support Thai in iPod
http://www.siampod.com/node/2072

Open Letter
September 18, 2007

To Mr.Tony Lee, Apple Sr. director for worldwide markets or whom it may concern, (Mr. Ey Yeo, Apple Sr. Manager, iPod Product Marketing)

To support Thai language in iPod.

Apple Inc. introduced a portable digital music player, iPod, in 2001, however, Apple Inc. has not included Thai language in iPod ever since. There are petitions asking Apple Inc. to include Thai language in iPod released as follows.

The first petition asking Apple Inc. to include Thai language in the next original firmware from Apple Inc. was released in December 28, 2005.

The second petition was released once again in March 20, 2007. In the mean time, An authorized Apple service provider (Macintosh Center Co.Ltd) came up with its own Thai iPod firmware which works relatively fine. Of course, it charges money for the firmware.

Apple Inc. recently introduced new iPod product line on September 2007, and it seems like there is no Thai language included in an iPod.

Although there were just only roughly a thousand names (more than 1,200 names as of September 10, 2007) signing for petition, but in 2005 there were more than 100,000 iPod users in Thailand * and it was estimated that more than 1,000 iPods are monthly sold in Thailand. The figure is estimated from sales volume from authorized (iStudio) and non-authorized dealers in Thailand.

Please take this matter into your consideration, thank you.

* Excerpt from an interview with Mr. Pakbhum Setarat (ภาคภูมิ เสตะรัต), manager of Apple Thailand from Positioning Magazine.

To Support Thai language in iPod
http://www.tosupportthaiinipod.com

Reference
http://www.petitiononline.com/th05ipod/petition.html

Coordinator
Poakpong Phongsasanongkul
Mobile: 081-374-0205
Email: littleonline@gmail.com, info@tosupportthaiinipod.com
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