[Rian]

1. Google reluctantly cooperates with China.
2. China backstabs Google by trying to hack their systems to get at human rights activists.
3. Google gives China the bird.

Wow, that's cool. I'm interviewing with them today, and this definitely scores them some plus points.

Good luck!

[Crazy_Ivan80]

1. Google reluctantly cooperates with China.
2. China backstabs Google by trying to hack their systems to get at human rights activists.
3. Google gives China the bird.

Wow, that's cool. I'm interviewing with them today, and this definitely scores them some plus points.

seems they tried to get/got more than just that. China is a tech thief on a massive scale. 't ould be nice if they were brought to task over their thievery and what not. I'd gladly forego china-produced crap.

[Stormkeeper]

Heard that Google is back pedalling, some what, on the pull out.

China also issued a mildly threatening (imo) statement that Google should "reconsider its pullout", or something along that line.

[Kosh]

I'd gladly forego china-produced crap.

Good luck with that, stuff made in China is everywhere.

[Sushi]

Heard that Google is back pedalling, some what, on the pull out.

China also issued a mildly threatening (imo) statement that Google should "reconsider its pullout", or something along that line.

Got sources for that? You have me curious.

[Aardwolf]

China is our friend (or owner).

Owner, considering where all the National Debt comes from...

[Nuke]

I'd gladly forego china-produced crap.

Good luck with that, stuff made in China is everywhere.

say goodby to some 90% of your electronics components. your mobo may say made in tiwan, but you can bet your balls that all the resistors, diodes, caps, transistors, voltage controllers and whatnot were made in china.

[Stormkeeper]

Got sources for that? You have me curious.

Read it in a local newspaper. I'll try to find a digital version.

[Blue Lion]

I also remember seeing somewhere that China called Google's bluff

[StarSlayer]

I wish Google says f- you to Twitter.  I just noticed a block of the latest twits? displayed near the top of my search results.  Like I give a flying frak about some random jackhole's tweeter posting when I'm looking for info on a search engine.

[Grizzly]

I wish Google says f- you to Twitter.  I just noticed a block of the latest twits?* displayed near the top of my search results.  Like I give a flying frak about some random jackhole's tweeter posting when I'm looking for info on a search engine.

* Ain't it tweets?

Anyway, I doubt that is going to happen. Twitter doesn't have serious problems with the moral thingy.

[Androgeos Exeunt]

Twitter's out of tweet. It used to be all the rage, but I don't see it being as popular as it used to be half a year ago.

[Bobboau]

* Ain't it tweets?

I prefer to call them twits also.

[Rodo]

I'm sure there's more than just moral or political issues on that action, I bet they are just wasting money and resources by putting up to China's requirements.

[NGTM-1R]

I'm sure there's more than just moral or political issues on that action, I bet they are just wasting money and resources by putting up to China's requirements.

It's pretty clear-cut that basically they made nice to China and China decided to launch cyberwarfare attacks on their infrastructure in return. That's not partnership behavior, and Google is responding to a breach of contract.

[TrashMan]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxymwN7nYQQ

[Crazy_Ivan80]

I'd gladly forego china-produced crap.

Good luck with that, stuff made in China is everywhere.

say goodby to some 90% of your electronics components. your mobo may say made in tiwan, but you can bet your balls that all the resistors, diodes, caps, transistors, voltage controllers and whatnot were made in china.

hence the use of the verb "would", which differs from the verb "could".
It's like with the lottery: I would like to win it, doesn't mean i could win it.