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Thread: Google Translate API shut off or will be paid? Doesn't matter - vBET supports other APIs

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    We temporarily disabled selling of vBET licenses. Until we have alternative solution to support translations we will not sell more licenses to be honest with our users.

    We have half year to find alternative solution and I hope we will find it. Still at this very moment of time we decided to hold selling. We will sell again when vBET will support some other translation API.

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    MS has one as well: Microsoft® Translator Tools

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    you are correct apparently we can use HTTP

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    I really hope you guys are able to transfer your (excellent) mod over to a different API soon. My members are using vbet more and more and I'm definitely attracting new members (and getting old members to post) because of the language facility. However, because Google gave a vague reason for closing down the API I'm frankly a little worried that they might begin to penalise those forums using it despite the fact their TOS currently permit such use. If they can dump the API at such short notice then perhaps they might change the TOS too and leave all of us with a big problem.

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    Because we was asked several times about making vBET possible to buy right now we reopen selling of vBET. Still we added clear warning on purchase page so anybody who want to buy is aware that 1st december 2011 Google translation API will be closed and vBET do not have at this moment alternative way to support translation.

    Here is the statement awailable on purchase page:
    WARNING!: Google will stop to provide their translation API in 1st of December 2011. We are working to support translations by other services. You can find all information about our progress here: Google turns off translations API

    We blocked selling of vBET until we do not have alternative solution for translations, but we was asked to allow to buy vBET anyway. We are honest company and we think that selling product which future can end soon, even when customer agree on that in license is not the way to make business (many users do not read license at all). Because we was asked for this we reopen selling for vBET with warning. Be aware - 1st December Google will remove translation API. We cannot tell now how many languages will be supported after that or will we find any alternative translation API at all. And to avoid any mistakes - here is part of vBET license: vBET works using Google Translation Service and you must be allowed to use it. SIMPLE Podbielski Michał gives you no refunds in case if your forum is blocked/banned or limited in any other way to Google Translation Services.
    So there will be no refund at all. We will do our best to support translations by other APIs, still at this moment we cannot guarantee will it be legally possible nor how many languages will be supported.
    So if you still want to buy, being aware of this please just use our Buy Now! link.

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    Hi. About all other things in this area - possibilities and so on. As I wrote we will inform you about the progress. Right now we have beginning of the month, so some additional tasks had to be done. Beside actual customers issues, finding alternative translation solution have the highest priority. Any other feature for vBET is not relevant right now.

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    Quote Originally Posted by norku View Post
    ...because Google gave a vague reason for closing down the API I'm frankly a little worried that they might begin to penalise those forums using it despite the fact their TOS currently permit such use. If they can dump the API at such short notice then perhaps they might change the TOS too and leave all of us with a big problem.
    I wouldn't worry about this - Google statement is clear: API is available only until 1st December 2011, now only limitation will be about number of daily requests.

    This is clear and official - there is nothing more behind and there is no sense to set something behind. Google will just shutdown the API whenever they want, and they want to do this 1st December and everything is already scheduled. Personally I see no sense to make bigger mess and cut it with no reason. Google as partner lost right now many points for many people (just look around about people reactions on different forums), there is no sense for them to give additional reasons to not trust Google.

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    Quote Originally Posted by vBET View Post
    I wouldn't worry about this - Google statement is clear: API is available only until 1st December 2011, now only limitation will be about number of daily requests.

    This is clear and official - there is nothing more behind and there is no sense to set something behind. Google will just shutdown the API whenever they want, and they want to do this 1st December and everything is already scheduled. Personally I see no sense to make bigger mess and cut it with no reason. Google as partner lost right now many points for many people (just look around about people reactions on different forums), there is no sense for them to give additional reasons to not trust Google.
    Some enlightening new's

    http://googlecode.blogspot.com/2011/...-our-apis.html

    UPDATE June 3: In the days since we announced the deprecation of the Translate API, we’ve seen the passion and interest expressed by so many of you, through comments here (believe me, we read every one of them) and elsewhere. I’m happy to share that we’re working hard to address your concerns, and will be releasing an updated plan to offer a paid version of the Translate API. Please stay tuned; we’ll post a full update as soon as possible.
    Last edited by Jncocontrol; 04-06-11 at 10:27. Reason: 's

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    This is good news - at least there still will be way to have so many translations. Lets hope the price will be appropriate... Anyway we will made investigation about other solutions since this is more gossip than news.

    Thanks for any info you give If anyone have anything to add - even what you think about actual situation - just write.

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