Microsoft is a bit too late into this game, and their tool sucks!

There are far better alternatives like Baraha IME, Google Indic Transilterator etc., .

Google silently launched its own Transliteration tool that can be downloaded …

http://www.google.com/ime/transliteration/index.html

you guys are a bunch of idiots and that's an understatement. turning on complex script support inWinXP is a prereq for any tool of this type to work be it Baraha IME or Google Indic Transliterator or quillpad. look at the comments on your previous article. why take ms to task over this as if its only their fault? also make up your mind which version you want to review. you start with the desktop and show screencaps of only web version. do you even know what a bookmarklet is? google has them too and they also need to be reloaded all the time. and you need to be blind not to see the edit option in the dropdown. that brings up a very neat keyboard that even my mom can use. not a lame unicode character picker that only the most geeky users can figure out.

i don't know why i even bother checking out this stupid biased site. like mr raj said for your other entry, you just know how to suck up to google.

Gopal: the tool needs to be idiot friendly. you cant expect a layperson to know that complex script support needs to be enabled in WinXP, and you'll understand if you read both Preethi and my reviews, it was a lot more tedious than just turning on scripts. We were able to get some tech support from Microsoft (in my case, after putting the review up), but not everyone has that access, nor is it feasible for MS to provide support to every user.

Secondly, we have no preconceived bias: we were critical of Orkut when it came to competing with Facebook, and have expressed concern about Googles growing dominance in the Indian market (and been criticized for it in the comments). We don't suck up to anyone. It's an open market; if you have an issue with our content, then you know what to do.

Thirdly, we've reviewed the product – both the limited launch and the full fledged launch. If Google or Tachyon had launched such a product, we wouldn't have treated it any differently. If a product has as many issues as this, it won't take off. We're hopeful that it does, though. The Indic language market needs all the support it can get.

Fourthly, we are aware of what bookmarkets are, and have used and reviewed them in the past. We have reviewed both bookmarklets and the desktop version here.

well google launched an ime (link in 1st comment). here's your chance. review it on a brand new netbook and see if installation is any easier.

p.s. both ms and google have detailed instructions on their site on how to turn on thse settings. for ms the instructions page opens automatically after your download. i know this isn't easy for the average user to follow but both companies make the best effort. i'll take back my opinion on your bias when you bash goog;e's ime for the same reason as ms.

i find it strange that unlike many other reviewers you choose to have screencaps of only what doesn't work. why are they no screencaps of the desktop version this time? no holes to poke there?

Methinks gopal needs to start his own site. He has a lot to say! But, do we need to hear it, here?