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Google Readying To Pull Out of China

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the rumor-and-speculation dept.

Sagelinka writes "Both Google and the Chinese government appear to be leaking word that the search firm may soon shutter its operations there as negotiations between the two break down. Google first threatened to halt its operations in China after disclosing in January that an attack on its network from inside China was aimed at exposing the Gmail accounts of Chinese human rights activists. At the time, Google also said it was reconsidering its willingness to censor search results of users in China as required by the government. 'I think Google thought China would be flexible,' said Rob Enderle, an analyst with the Enderle Group. Google has since been negotiating with the Chinese government to find a way to continue operating in the country. Google did not respond today to requests for comment on the state of the negotiations with China."

6 of 343 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Well that is good but. by iserlohn · · Score: 2, Informative

    The Nexus One is built by HTC in Taiwan. The components are sourced from around the world though (eg. screen is from Samsung/SK).

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  2. Re:I'm sure Bing will take their place by cyfer2000 · · Score: 5, Informative

    Nov. 2009 data showed Baidu was 62.2% and Google was 14.1%, alibaba 5%, tencent 5%, MS 5%.

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  3. Re:Never should have been there by blueskies · · Score: 2, Informative

    China just wants to control everything because there nation is developing faster then they anticipated.

    You mean like when they tried to control everything during the Great Leap Forward by killing and jailing hundreds of thousands of people? Killing all of your scholars really helped make the nation develop slower.

    Or are you talking about squashing unarmed protesters? Or are you talking about squashing unarmed protesters?

  4. Enderle Group by lordshipmayhem · · Score: 3, Informative

    "Rob Enderle, an analyst with the Enderle Group"

    No, Rob Enderle is the Enderle Group.

    Based on Rob's reporting history with companies like the SCO Group, Novell, IBM and Microsoft, I've long ago concluded he inhabits his own little fictional world.

    This report is quoting quite heavily from Rob the Delusional. If he says Google is going, they're probably staying.

  5. Re:Never should have been there by Aqualung812 · · Score: 3, Informative
    You might want to read a little more:

    Eyewitness reporter Charlie Cole believes that the man was taken away by secret police and was just one of the many executed in the aftermath of the military crackdown, since the Chinese government was never able to produce him after the images became public.

    No, he wasn't run over, he was made a nonperson. That doesn't make me feel any better about it.

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  6. Rob Enderle's wikipedia entry by gov_coder · · Score: 2, Informative

    From his wiki page:
    Education:
    - Orange Coast College -- Associate's Degree in Merchandising
    - CSU Long Beach -- BS in 'Man Power'
    - PACE U -- certificate in 'Market Analysis'

    This guy has always seemed to me to be the very essence of F_ _ _ TARD.
    If I want to listen to the mindless ravings of tards, I'll turn on fox-news.

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