Instant Spanish 2000 2.1

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Summary: Here's what You really get!
Review: Here's what you really get; if you can get through a nightmare install (I had to call tech-support just to get it to install); A low-grade version of IBM's Via Voice technology (probably a freely available version), Microsoft's freely available Agent technology using Robby The Robot to speak to you, and a bunch of worthless Learning Games that don't teach anything but a few basic words you probably already know, and are more anoying than engaging. Voice translation is crap since your using a rudimentary ViaVoice version and the translation is rudimentary and not fully accurate (no conjugated verbs here of course). And if you want to translate web pages forget this software, try a FREE plug-in from Altavista for Internet Explorer called Babel Fish (INSERT THE URL!) instead of wasting money on this junk software. Instant Spanish 2000 is really just a bunch of other companies basic technology patched together to look like an original program. (INSERT SPITEFUL REMARK!)

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Summary: I was not happy
Review: I was not happy with this. I got it to try and converse with spanish speaking people. After using this thing for a month I was unable to say much. I went out and even bought the Univeral Translator 2000 that the same company makes. Big mistake for me. all this thing does is translate my money into their pocket, other than that it was not useful at all. It did not work like it is claims to on their box. I could not get this thing to translate 1 simple sentence. I uninstalled it and returned it. After having to fix my copy of Microsoft Word 97 that the language translator messed up on me. It claims to work fine with Word 97, my copy of Word was so messed up I had to uninstall it, and reinstall it twice. I did not find either program helpful to me in learning spainsh, I bought a great dictionary and spanish for idots books and I am learning so much more than with this software. The books are better. Much better.

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Summary: Instant Spanish? Yea Right
Review: Instant Spanish? Yea Right. I have this one and the German program both are total junk, don't waste your money, buy a dictionary or take a college class or something but this is one to not buy. I used it for school and it messed me up, I learned nothing from using it.

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Summary: not worth any amount of money
Review: this product is garbage, I bought it to learn spanish for a vaction I was taking. I learned nothing from it. It is difficult to use and does not work well on windows computers.

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Summary: buy a dictionary! save your money!
Review: this program is garbage, it does not work al all. I also own Language Forces Universal Translator, and that is also garbage that dont work, this company puts out inferior software products. If you buy a good dictionary you would save a lot of money and be better off.