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Aloone_Jonez:
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/new-approach-to-china.html

I'm sure you've heard this before.

To paraphrase the article. Google have told the Chinese government that they'll pull out of China unless they're allowed to produce uncensored search results and something is done about the attacks to human rights activist's gmail accounts.

piratePenguin:
China is the worlds largest internet market.

China doesn't need google. (does it?)

Googles gone. But at least they look cool.

Seems like a bit of a strange move to me, but I'm not fully following the story.

Aloone_Jonez:
Let me stress that they haven't pulled out of China yet, they're threatening to, if the censorship doesn't stop.

I can't see the Chinese government budging: Google will either have to drop it or move out.

I don't think this is a good thing. Google will e censored anyway so they might as well go along with it.

Hell, this article explains my point it better than I can: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2358078,00.asp

piratePenguin:

--- Quote from: Aloone_Jonez on 15 January 2010, 22:47 ---Let me stress that they haven't pulled out of China yet, they're threatening to, if the censorship doesn't stop.

I can't see the Chinese government budging: Google will either have to drop it or move out.

--- End quote ---
This is what I'm assuming will happen, and I can't see them dropping it. That would be silly anyway.

Refalm:

--- Quote from: piratePenguin on 15 January 2010, 19:29 ---China doesn't need google. (does it?)

--- End quote ---
Indeed, the Chinese use Baidu.

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