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Why now Google?
- brown9-2 17y agoHe might have many points that I agree with (the past doesn't matter, etc.) but it's SO HARD to take someone seriously when they CAPITIALIZE words in sentences to EMPHASIZE them.
- SlyShy 17y agoAlso confusing "then" and "than". Not to mention the general abuse of commas.
- mquander 17y agoWhy now Google? (scobleizer.com) Would the extra comma have cost him $2 million?
- joe_the_user 17y agoHmm, Did he ever imagine that rigged markets, corruption, nepotism and repression might go together? Obvious, China had become a market that Google finally decided wasn't worth all these costs (moral, financial, security). But was it hypocrisy to leave in a fashion that was far more courageous than virtualy other major corporation?
- gamble 17y agoPerhaps Google finally came to the conclusion that the Chinese government has its thumb on the scales. It doesn't matter how much potential the Chinese market has, if only Chinese companies are going to be allowed to succeed. The hacking probably isn't significant in itself, except to demonstrate that Google is only permitted to operate in China to facilitate industrial espionage. It's an open question whether any foreign companies can succeed in China over the long run. It will not be long before Chinese companies have absorbed their technology and skills, and no longer need them.