Again, I don't think anyone here can answer these questions. This discussion is really outside the realm of android-developers, and should probably be moved elsewhere.
On Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 5:12 PM, shimsim <[email protected]> wrote: > Let's keep politics out of this discussion and also realize that there > are a number of difference between blocking Twitter, Facebook, Youtube > (i will use T,F,Y for short), and blocking a service used for > accessing email and market apps on a mobile phone. > > 1. Sync is not blocked 24 hours of the day like T,F,Y, and randomly > starts working throughout the day/night > 2. Sync is not blocked in all parts of China, T,F,Y is blocked > everywhere > 3. T,F,Y have been used for political statements whereas Sync lets us > collect mail and download apps on our phones > 4. The app market is already filtered depending on what SIM you have > in your phone and as far as i know there are no political or porn apps > on the market > 5. Whilst T,F,Y are arguably very big business, they are not as > essential as collecting mail > 6. Gmail is not being blocked when using a web browser > > So there are some really big differences here and there must be an > alternative reason for blocking Sync ... thats what I'm trying to find > out > > Is Google aware its being blocked? .... well they are very aware when > all their services got blocked earlier this year as part of the porn > crack down and even took the time to make some official statements. > Google has also spent a lot of time complying with government request > in the past which is why they were allowed to operate here in the > first place (they got a lot of stick for that i recall). Also Google > has at least one office in China and no doubt some of their staff must > be using Android phones ..... and if they really dont know about this > problem .... well then .... let me say it again ..... can someone from > Google please let us Android users in China know why we are being > blocked? > > China happens to be the biggest mobile phone market in the world and > considering Apple are here now (even with a crippled WiFi 3GS, but a > working app store and mail), you would think that Google pays > attention to something that makes their phones useless > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<android-developers%[email protected]> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > -- Dianne Hackborn Android framework engineer [email protected] Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to provide private support, and so won't reply to such e-mails. All such questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see and answer them. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
