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Microsoft Considers Pulling Out of China

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the no-windows-for-you dept.

icefaerie writes to let us know that a senior executive for Microsoft has said the firm could pull out of non-democratic countries such as China. From the article: "Fred Tipson, senior policy counsel for the computer giant, said concerns over the repressive regime might force it to reconsider its business in China. 'Things are getting bad... and perhaps we have to look again at our presence there,' he told a conference in Athens."

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  1. Shareholders by Threni · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Let's hear their opinion. And why stop there? What about other countries who support terrorism, for instance. Are they going to relocate to Canada?

  2. Re:Pulling out? by smittyoneeach · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Yeah, but if this move somehow spares the world another Bob, then it may be justified. Certainly, wedding themselves to intelligent design in the first place would be better, but this is /., and we don't go around telling people what to do with their pointing devices, now do we?

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