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You know what company was once in China and pulled out on moral grounds? Google. [1] Yet nobody cares, as evidenced by the number of companies who do plenty of
by ApolloFortyNine 7y ago
You know what company was once in China and pulled out on moral grounds? Google. [1]
Yet nobody cares, as evidenced by the number of companies who do plenty of business in China without backlash. So Google tries to go back to China, and everyone loses their minds.
It's frustrating to be honest, it's as if they're be punished for a good deed they did 10 years ago. If they had just never left, they'd be in the same situation as Apple, where nobody (or magnitudes less, if you want to get pedantic) cares.
I at least hope governments will ban Baidu from ever competing outside of China. I would hate to see Google suffer because they weren't ever allowed to compete with Baidu on their home turf.
[1] https://www.businessinsider.com/google-pulls-out-of-china-2010-3 https://www.businessinsider.com/google-pulls-out-of-china-20...
- tgragnato 7y ago> I at least hope governments will ban Baidu from ever competing outside of China. "If you open the window, both fresh air and flies will be blown in." 邓小平 That ideology works and benefits China only if there is a disparity between what China is allowed to do in the rest of the world and what China allows the world to do. I am also convinced that restoring an equal relationship is a great way to make the Chinese problem settle on its own.
- CodiePetersen 7y agoActually that is a very good point. It is a bit unfair to allow Baidu to operate free outside but hold Google to a certain ethical standard. I had never considered that.