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Google News by CodingTheWeb.com |
Mon, 30 Jan 2006 07:54:47 +0100 |
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You probably think I'm taking time off. Actually, I'm deep in a very slow, painstaking research quest, for information about SCO's attempt to trademark the mark UNIX SYSTEM LABORATORIES. I probably won't finish the research until later today, so I'm letting you know what I'm up to, where I've been, and when to look for me again. Meanwhile, I have been noticing out of the corner of my eye a lot of criticism of Google over censorship in China. I don't know anything about politics, or know what should be done in such situations, so I have nothing useful to say about that. Anyway, Groklaw isn't about politics. But I can't help but note that Microsoft and Yahoo also go along with whatever the law of the land is wherever they park their servers, including in China, without the firestorm of criticism that Google is now experiencing. Why, I ask myself? What option is there for any of them? Break the law? Do you remember what happened to Yahoo in France? Here's the latest on that. They surely tried. Here's the ruling itself, if you'd like to read it. So what do people suggest? Boycott China? Do you seriously believe China cares if every American search engine on planet earth stays out of China forever? Even I, naif that I am, know the answer to that. Like I say, this isn't my area of expertise. What I know is FUD. Would you like to see some Chinese anti-Google, pro-Microsoft FUD? |
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