Indeed free versions of vBET can be considered dead, because Google Translation API v1 which is used by free vBET will be closed December 1st 2011.
We are really sorry to close free vBET version. We would like to still provide free translations services, but this is not up to us. vBET uses 3rd party translators and Google Translation API v1 will be paid soon. At this moment we do not know free translations API which will stay this way, so we are not able to switch provider in free vBET version. There is no sense to use paid translator provider in free vBET version - free is not optimized.
We hope that some free translation provider will be available on the market (we are still looking for other possibilities) and we will be able to reopen free vBET version again.
At this moment
Full vBET version supports already Google Translation API v1, Google Translation API v2 (paid) and Microsoft Translation API (free till March 2012). Full vBET version will be still available and developed.
Indeed free versions of vBET can be considered dead, because Google Translation API v1 which is used by free vBET will be closed December 1st 2011.
We are really sorry to close free vBET version. We would like to still provide free translations services, but this is not up to us. vBET uses 3rd party translators and Google Translation API v1 will be paid soon. At this moment we do not know free translations API which will stay this way, so we are not able to switch provider in free vBET version. There is no sense to use paid translator provider in free vBET version - free is not optimized.
We hope that some free translation provider will be available on the market (we are still looking for other possibilities) and we will be able to reopen free vBET version again.
At this moment
Full vBET version supports already Google Translation API v1, Google Translation API v2 (paid) and Microsoft Translation API (free till March 2012). Full vBET version will be still available and developed.