China Buys Google

Fry-kun writes "The Register reports that a controlling amount of Google's Class B stock was purchased today a corporate entity owned by the Chinese Ministry of Information." From the article: "Amongst the assets acquired by the Chinese government is NASA's Ames Research Center. Google announced a partnership with Ames last year, and, as it turns out, the move laid the groundwork for the takeover by the PRC. The Chinese will gain control of the world's largest wind tunnels - devices that when opened up could be used to push the smell of Mu Shu Pork across much of Silicon Valley, or conversely be used to spread avian bird flu, or mind-altering substances."

Comments

Obvious next step

[elwin_windleaf]

Oh come on, you can't tell me you didn't see this one coming.

Now really, why would a company like Google start cooperating with the 'evil' intentions of a controlling government like China? It's been obvious for some time that Google was looking into ways to diversify it's sources of earnings, and it had already capitalized on most of the 'good' out there. It's company policy of "Do No Evil" doesn't specify anything about profiting from pre-existing evil. A closer association with China was inevitable.

This will only be temporary

[Paulo's News]

The Register reports that Bush will invoke his wartime powers to stay in office for a third term.

Saddle up boys, we're goin' to Shanghai!

Register story is linked at site below:

APRIL FOOLS!

[Eideteker]

APRIL FOOLS!

And so it begins...

[Mesinjah]

Does anyone else see what is going on here? Corporate America is selling us down the river for a few fast bucks. The Carlyle Group is mainly responsible for these types of transactions. Stupid humans wake up and punish the rich! http://www.thecarlylegroup.com/eng/index.html