Google's war of words with China over censorship of its search results and cyber-attacks against human rights advocates has sparked a widespread debate among technology thinkers who both applaud and question the company's motives.
On Tuesday Google upped the ante and announced it will radically change the way it does business in China, suggesting it might leave the country if China doesn't ease some of its censorship policies. Chinese officials, as of yet, have not said much in the face of Google's decry of China. One indirect comment comes from The New York Times which quotes a representative of the Chinese Foreign Ministry who stated in a recent new conference that companies that do business in China must abide by Chinese laws.
If Google ultimately decides to pull out of China, the company would leave behind a massive market of Internet users to China's homegrown competition as well as Google rivals like Microsoft and Apple.
More: http://pcworld.com/article/186888/
On Tuesday Google upped the ante and announced it will radically change the way it does business in China, suggesting it might leave the country if China doesn't ease some of its censorship policies. Chinese officials, as of yet, have not said much in the face of Google's decry of China. One indirect comment comes from The New York Times which quotes a representative of the Chinese Foreign Ministry who stated in a recent new conference that companies that do business in China must abide by Chinese laws.
If Google ultimately decides to pull out of China, the company would leave behind a massive market of Internet users to China's homegrown competition as well as Google rivals like Microsoft and Apple.
More: http://pcworld.com/article/186888/