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Google typically withdraw from the market despite the risk of censorship in China, he wants to give up the steps was the largest in the history of. The company's bold steps, China has a very great interest among foreign companies is rare. While others remain skeptical about some of these human rights advocates said the decision whether to Google Google motif or additional work. Chinese authorities and companies always have a problem, but the last one years has increased. Turning point, the coordination of large-scale attack from China's, the country's infrastructure, Google's Gmail service, the company's direction and target of the attack part of a broad range of large U.S. companies a total of 20 days. Other reports put the figure more than 30 years.
Gmail's attack
"In mid December, we are the intellectual property theft in China results from Google's corporate infrastructure, we discovered a very sophisticated targeted attacks. But it's about something that at first glance simply a security incident - though significant - surely kkwaedoeeotda also "David Drummond, Google's corporate development, a senior vice president and chief legal officer, said. "First of all, Google is also attacking. As part of our investigation, we have a large number of companies at least two other companies - internet, finance, technology, media and chemical sectors, etc. - have found the same goal," he said.
According to the mail service, Gmail, Google primarily for the purpose of attacking a strong focus. The company's attack on China's human rights activists investigating the possibility of access to e-mail account, the purpose was found. Your "Atack can read a detailed description of the security". Google's success in achieving its target of any violation could not have been there only two small accounts, and used to attack using multiple mechanisms in the fight said the new measures. Nevertheless, attacks in China created a relationship with Google to reconsider.
Thick
"These attacks show they are monitoring - one years and more efforts on the Internet, with limited freedom of expression - a conclusion we should consider doing business in China has brought us. We no longer want to keep finding Google.cn Google Results of the screening, "Drummond said.
Google does eunhaji explicitly that he would put an end to censor search results in China, simply voluntarily prevents the use of it. Companies have to find a solution to the deadlock has reached China.
"We are what we can work without the filter in consultation with the Chinese government's basis in the coming weeks will be [D] faith, the search engine law, according to all of you. We understand that this also could mean closure Google.cn, potential service when we went to China, "Drummond said.
Nevertheless, it is important that China has been a repeat of Google, a measure of the country to run a free search engine is likely to disagree. At the same time, national and government policies related to foreign companies in Google's experts publicly expressed intent to do this way, the English version of the blog, but only the possibility to remove all forms of negotiation, China.
Seriously considering the possibility of companies in China, no negotiation, Google, and the result was decided to stop the screening, the most probable results that Google will suspend all operations in the country. If you are experiencing this problem, a clear rebuke of China, these policies and the adoption of the final position will be the first major company.
Google China
Google 4 years ago, the highly controversial at the time to enter the Chinese market. To start a local version of the search engine, Google to censor some results based on Chinese laws and regulations, agreed. It certainly critics, "a story about his motto," Do not be evil, called the company to the principles of its own economic interests, not morals is to continue walking. Companies, and the censorship policy for China's reluctance to more information about the benefits in at least two crimes must select a response. However, at the time, Google added that they are not ready to compromise with China has been monitoring the situation.
As one of many Google.cn third of the search market in China, not far beyond the local search engine Baidu dudo, holding at least two times. Between them, almost all of them by other players, all of the search space is less than 1%. However, Google lost market share in recent years and the trend showed no sign of reversal. Most analysts and Google over Baidu positioning, who closely with the government or the state of the effect of increasing market share, I think we have a real chance. At the same time, Google's revenue in China is estimated to be smaller, Google shared some 22 billion U.S. dollars of profits each year. The income level of the billion dollars it does not matter, but nothing to be optimistic about Google is that they can not live without.
Protection of human rights, or a smart business move
The success of Google in China proper, however, the company's sudden decision to some people about the reasons for doubting. Some out of China, Google is very little to lose but a lot to say, at least short-term increase. 338 million people online in China in the world's largest Internet market is expected to grow significantly in the near future. Foreign companies, especially for Internet companies to create a very attractive market, with China's economic growth is sustainable. Google, of course, you know, the reason why I agree with censorship in the first place.
However, companies rarely compete in national and regional progress by clearly preferred out. Close Google.cn, the company did not lose too much now, but may ultimately regret the next few years. At the same time, it increases the company's image will require a lot of violations in the past, you can get. This is especially now, under the company may be important in controlling the spread of the Internet has increased.
Google's financial losses resulting from China's great opportunity out of traffic and can not be balanced. Yet it is purely humanitarian, but Google has made this decision easy and the weight is not clear if all the factors, motivations, but it is not purely a business move. It will be interesting to see how China will evolve and how to respond if Google will actually become easier when a conclusion will be out.
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