Google Can Bring an End to Censorship in 10 Days

Re:Google Can Bring an End to Censorship in 10 Days by peeters on Saturday November 23, 2013 @02:23PM (#6787096)

> Critics of our approach will say that the "do it, they might not block you" argument is tenuous at best. But that is not what we are saying. What we are saying is:

>>“Google! Do it! If they don't block you, freedom wins. If they do block you, there will be much more opposition to censorship inside China and the system will be forced to change, thus freedom wins too!”

>Win-win.

I don't think the author realizes what a "win" means to corporations. Helping the cause of freedom doesn't turn losing a billion potential customers into a win, it's just the silver lining on a very dark cloud.

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Re:Google Can Bring an End to Censorship in 10 Days by charliesmith on Sunday November 24, 2013 @11:52AM (#6790066)

No - they are losing market share in search (3%) and if they keep their current course will continue to lose. The opportunity here is to gain one billion customers (well, 600 million now), by freeing the internet in China and hence at least making substantial money on ad sales.

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