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Why would you even localize an American operating system for the UK?

Most of the concepts in an OS are named by Americans.

If I were using a UK-made OS, I'd happily live with "dustbin" rather than a "trash can". Unless you have your head inserted in your ass, you know some UK words if you're North American and vice versa.



Apple and Google do the same calling the Recycle/Trash as "bin".




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