This looks pretty faky.
They didn't even get the font on the back right, something which any real Apple designer would never do, even in a mockup. (The typeface is Helvetica or Arial while Apple uses Frutiger or Myriad for writing "iPad".)
Well, Google always seemed to suggest they were above just deciding based on economic benefit (dontbeevil). Yet here they are, saying "It was wrong because it hurt our business". There was no altruism at all in their decision to go to China, they just wanted to make money.
Also, it's not like the content is not there because Google does not display it. Google is just a front-end. But when Google is in China, most people there are likely to think just like the average person in other countries, they think Google == Internet. Although you could technically still access the information, no one uses any non-censored way to look for it. If Google does not display something, in most cases it could as well not be there at all.
The bottom line is, when Google goes to China and censors, they make a lot of money, but many people stay completely in the dark about, say, the tanks on Tiananmen Square, that otherwise at least potentially wouldn't have.
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This looks pretty faky. They didn't even get the font on the back right, something which any real Apple designer would never do, even in a mockup. (The typeface is Helvetica or Arial while Apple uses Frutiger or Myriad for writing "iPad".)
Well, Google always seemed to suggest they were above just deciding based on economic benefit (dontbeevil). Yet here they are, saying "It was wrong because it hurt our business". There was no altruism at all in their decision to go to China, they just wanted to make money. Also, it's not like the content is not there because Google does not display it. Google is just a front-end. But when Google is in China, most people there are likely to think just like the average person in other countries, they think Google == Internet. Although you could technically still access the information, no one uses any non-censored way to look for it. If Google does not display something, in most cases it could as well not be there at all. The bottom line is, when Google goes to China and censors, they make a lot of money, but many people stay completely in the dark about, say, the tanks on Tiananmen Square, that otherwise at least potentially wouldn't have.