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Market share != revenue. China only represented 1% of Google's revenue when they pulled out. They saw the writing on the wall - China would not allow foreign I
by gamble 16y ago
Market share != revenue.
China only represented 1% of Google's revenue when they pulled out. They saw the writing on the wall - China would not allow foreign Internet companies to be successful in the long term - and decided to pull out before corporate espionage transferred all of their technology to Chinese competitors.
It's a bit much to paint that as some bold moral stand. They were fine with censorship for four years - why did it suddenly become so objectionable?
- juvenn 16y agoSince the sensorship is beyond what Google's founders had expected. Even we native Chinese had not expected that then. However, given they have invested so much on the Free Music Plan, and the market was rewarding, why, all of sudden, they pulled their feet? And risking of losing the world's largest and emerging market? Though, I agree there are multiple causes about that. But simply thinking they pulled because they were losing ...
- ratsbane 16y agoYouTube only represents a tiny portion (<1%) of Google's revenue. GMail, Google Docs, Google Earth, etc. only represent a tiny portion of Google's revenue. While your larger point may be correct (though I hope not) they've always shown willingness and ability to invest in market share for the long term - and 40% of China's search market is kind of a big deal.