Re: [Trad April] FR->EN actu vente forcée

[Jeanne Tadeusz <jtadeusz AT april.org>]

Thanks for the input!

I'm putting "forced bundling of software with computers" here, and i'm noting 
"tied selling" for later on. 

Proofreading done, and the text is ready!

Best,

Jeanne

Le lundi 24 février 2014 18:53:27, Jason Goeppinger a écrit :
> 
> Hello, 
> 
> The term "FORCED BUNDLING" comes to mind, but perhaps "bundling" is more
> applicable when you force a sale of "similar" or "like" things. 
> 
> I believe "forced bundling" was used in context of the court battles
> around forcing users to take IE with MS Windows (so perhaps we don't
> want to confuse "vente forcée" with that), but a web search also shows
> examples of "forced bundling" of cable television channels [4] and
> insurance policies [5]. 
> 
> I thought I'd mention it, simply because to my American English ear,
> "forced bundling of software with hardware" seems to express the idea of
> "vente forcée" quite well. 
> 
> Regards... 
> 
> --J 
> 
> On 2014-02-24 17:28, Thérèse Godefroy wrote: 
> 
> > Le lundi 24 février 2014 à 16:55 +0100, Jeanne Tadeusz a écrit :
> > Le samedi 22 février 2014 22:14:28, Thérèse Godefroy a écrit : Le jeudi 
> > 06 février 2014 à 10:33 +0100, Thérèse Godefroy a écrit : Le mercredi 05 
> > février 2014 à 13:09 +0100, Jeanne Tadeusz a écrit : Bonjour, nous avons 
> > publié récemment une actualité sur la vente forcée. Il n'y a pas 
> > d'urgence, mais ce serait bien d'en avoir une traduction pour plus tard. 
> > l'article en question : 
> > http://www.april.org/nouvelle-etape-devant-la-cour-de-cassation-pour-la-vente-forcee-ordinateurlogiciels
> >  [1] J'en profite également pour signaler que suite à une panne de 
> > serveur, il y a eu plusieurs interruptions dans les courriels ces 
> > derniers jours. Toutes nos excuses pour le désagrément. Librement, Jeanne 
> > Hello everyone, The pad is ready: 
> > https://pad.april.org/p/FrEn-vente-forcee-nouvelle-cassation [2] The 
> > article is short, it shouldn't take too long. Best, Thérèse
>  Hello proofreaders, The translation is waiting for you. :) Thanks,
> Thérèse thanks for the translation, I've proofread it. I just have one
> remaining question: as you might have noticed, in French there has been
> a switch from "vente liée" to "vente forcée". It's two close concepts,
> but not exactly the same... do you have any idea on how to translate
> "vente forcée" in English, preferably in a way that would make sense for
> an English speaker ? Best, 
> 
> Hi Jeanne,
> 
> Translations from Linguee:
> - "forced sale", meaning "liquidation" (this is what "vente forcée"
> refers to most of the time);
> - "tied selling" might apply here;
> - "If you have experienced coercive tied selling in any dealings with
> us, please let us know."
> http://walmartcanadafinancialservices.ca/wm_fncl/pdf/tied_selling_policy_en.pdf
> [3]
> 
> Thérèse
> 
>  
> 
> Links:
> ------
> [1]
> http://www.april.org/nouvelle-etape-devant-la-cour-de-cassation-pour-la-vente-forcee-ordinateurlogiciels
> [2] https://pad.april.org/p/FrEn-vente-forcee-nouvelle-cassation
> [3]
> http://walmartcanadafinancialservices.ca/wm_fncl/pdf/tied_selling_policy_en.pdf
> [4]
> http://www.tmcnet.com/voip/departments/articles/364791-forced-bundling-pay-tv-channels-no-longer-tenable.htm
> [5]
> http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2012-03-26/business/bs-bz-ambrose-bundling-20120326_1_allstate-auto-policy-consumer-advocate