Screenshot of Google Pinyin
Google Pinyin IME (谷歌拼音输入法) is an input method developed by Google China Labs. The tool was made publicly available on April 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. On April 8, 2007, Google admitted that they used "non-Google database resources".[1] Sohu, the operator of Sogou, demanded that Google remove the application from its website, and threatened to sue Google if it refused.[2] As of March 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.
See also
References
- ^ Lemon, Sumner (2007-04-09). Google Admits Using Outside Source for Chinese App. PC World. Retrieved on 2007-05-08.
- ^ Lemon, Sumner (2007-04-10). Sohu Threatens to Sue Google. PC World. Retrieved on 2007-05-08.
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