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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. Pulling out? by Lurker2288 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Microsoft, when will you learn? Pulling out is NOT a reliable precaution. It's almost as bad as counting business cycles.

  2. Won't happen by nnnneedles · · Score: 5, Funny

    Everyone who thinks this won't happen, mod me up.

    Thank you.

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  3. Re:Shareholders by Digital+Vomit · · Score: 4, Funny
    And why stop there? What about other countries who support terrorism, for instance. Are they going to relocate to Canada?

    NOOO--, I mean, I don't think that's a good idea. Don't you remember how Canada was an entry point for the 9/11 terrorists? We-- I mean, those Canucks can't be trusted. Microsoft should not move here!

    I mean, "there"!

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  4. Re:correction by ozmanjusri · · Score: 5, Funny
    When he gets back to Redmond he'll be in deep shit.

    Precisely.

    Microsoft's pulling out of the biggest potential market in the world because of piracy, like I'd be pulling out of Natalie Portman because she farts in bed.

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  5. Re:All democratic companies should pull out by Aceticon · · Score: 4, Funny

    I vote that all US companies move out of any countries that hold prisioners for an indefinite period without a right to a fair trial, practice torture and/or bug their citizens phones without court orders .... oh wait...

  6. Re:The real reason by drinkypoo · · Score: 4, Funny
    And think of all the applications that would be made available on Linux. Sweet!
    Yeah, but the documentation would SUCK!

    CHAPTER 1: HARD DISK THE PARTITIONING

    Before install the operating system the hard disk partitioning. cfdisk run courageously at prompt, arrow key use select to hard disk installation for...

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