Comments on: For Google, China Is A Business

By: GigaOM Google, Sina team up against Baidu «

GigaOM Google, Sina team up against Baidu « — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 14:11:41 +0000

[...] like Google is finally getting somewhere in China. Google has been expanding its presence and investing in local tech start-ups, as part of [...]

By: Mull

Mull — Fri, 03 Feb 2006 20:44:46 +0000

China is a superpower, you don't screw around with Superpowers. What was the US response when China invaded Tibet?

We should hold companies to a higher standard? The US govt. works with some countries that really are not all nice, yet it attains our goals.

Hell, companies sold them missile technology, so leaving out some search responses is not really that big a deal.

Put it this way, when Chinese citizens get involved with things their govt. doesn't like, they get put in jail. Maybe Google is doing them a favor.

By: Jesse Kopelman

Jesse Kopelman — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 21:14:53 +0000

Andrew, if that was a joke -- good one. Otherwise, yikes . . .

By: Andrew Schmitt

Andrew Schmitt — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 15:02:14 +0000

Google is a strategic national asset. Just think of the searchtaps we can pull out of China once Google secures big market share. Better to let them become dominant rather than someone else.

By: amit upadhyay

amit upadhyay — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 11:38:09 +0000

Is Google censorship in China really worse than a PR blunder? I do not get it, how is creating a new sourco of information without eliminating any existing one censorship?

By: Om Malik

Om Malik — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 08:10:34 +0000

actually i did not miss his point. its ironic. and yes i agree, that it is do little evil. but it is also business. sometimes that happens. sure i could have quoted his last two paragraphs, but then i would have taken away the joy of you reading dave. just saying.

By: mark

mark — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 04:50:04 +0000

om, i think you missed dave's point (so did jason, by the way). read the second half of his post. the part you cite above is, uh, meant to be ironic i think. esp. when you put it in context of the entire post.