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Old 10-07-2008, 06:31 AM   #252
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Originally Posted by Peto View Post
Of course. What I mean is that the 700 can take advantage of it straight away, which the 505 could not.
It's not that straightforward. Sony would need to define a dictionary format (you need to have a special format for dictionaries to allow efficient lookups) and then provide tools to allow the major publishers of dictionaries - Oxford, Collins, Chambers, Websters, etc - to do the probably considerable work of converting their dictionaries to that new format and pursuade those publishers that it's commercial worth their while to do it.

It's not a 5 minute job.
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