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Google Admits Compromising Principles in China

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the sorry-about-that dept.

muellerr1 writes "Google co-founder Sergey Brin admitted that it had adopted 'a set of rules that we weren't comfortable with' in their Chinese activities. Though it doesn't yet sound like they're admitting to actually doing evil, it does appear that they are thinking about pulling out of China rather than compromise their 'do no evil' motto."

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  1. It all makes sense by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    If Google is not evil and China is, then it's just logical that they'd pull out. We wouldn't want a rift in the space-time continuum now, would we?

    1. Re:It all makes sense by alucinor · · Score: 5, Funny

      The U.S. is pretty evil too. I hope they pull out of there.

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  2. In related news... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Googlasia went public today sporting a motto "Do As Little Evil As Possible". Stocks soared from the opening price.

    It will be interesting to see how this holds against their primary competitor, Microsoft which has embraced the Chinese market. They do not stand to lose their image or their corporate motto of "Screw Everyone."

  3. New Motto by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Do no Evil... Do compromises.

  4. Pulling out ??!? WOW ! by unity100 · · Score: 2, Funny

    This will be a first in this scale.

    It might be so that we might need to ask vatican to bestow sainthood on google at this rate.

    I have to admit im impressed.

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    1. Re:Pulling out ??!? WOW ! by RyanXP · · Score: 2, Funny

      Yeah, i'm shocked about this whole pulling out business. I mean we all know China isn't on the pill, but I would've thought that a company as responsible as Google would at least wear a condom.

  5. Amazing. by alex_guy_CA · · Score: 4, Funny

    I've never in my life seen a corporate head admit wrongdoing so quickly without being forced to by a court. This is simply amazing.

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  6. Re:Good for Brin! by kponto · · Score: 5, Funny

    Unless you consider successfully running a business to be evil,

    Duh... we're liberals.

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