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Thanks for the insight est. Looks like they didn't take into consideration all the subtle cultural nuances in China. Goes to show that sometimes you can't just

by budu3 17y ago

Thanks for the insight est. Looks like they didn't take into consideration all the subtle cultural nuances in China. Goes to show that sometimes you can't just transplant a U.S. centric company into China. Maybe they should have launched with a series of Chinese acquisitions and a strong Chinese team. Anyway, there's nothing wrong with being strong number 2.

Retric 17y ago
As a locally operated company we need to obey the Chinese law. If the law determines that certain information is illegal, we need to remove it from our index. Baidu has close ties with the Chinese government and get's significant preferential treatment. Google knows if they gain too much market share without bending over backwards in China then they get messed with even more. So, I suspect they are happy with a reasonable slice of the pie even if they give up most of the market it's still profitable. PS: While Google could do all the same things as Baidu it would cost them in the far more lucrative global market.