> > I know Google must have relationships with high level officials in the > Chinese gov't and could use influence to make sure GAE never gets > blocked.
Why do you think that is true? > I've never once had problems getting on Baidu.com, so there must be a way to make sure it won't be blocked. Baidu.com is a Chinese company, headquartered in China. Why would you think that Baidu's relationship with the Chinese government has anything to do with Google's relationship? On Mar 18, 4:26 am, John C <[email protected]> wrote: > GAE Team: > > I am a developer considering using AppEngine for a new web based > business aimed at the Chinese market. I've recently spent a lot of > time getting up to speed on Python and learning absolutely everything > about AppEngine so can I dive head first into building my app, which I > expect to take several months. GAE seems pretty awesome and I can't > wait to get going. > > However in the last few days access in Guangzhou, China (where I > live) has been spotty, I assume because the gov't is for whatever > reason is blocking the GAE IP addresses. Should my app become popular > I was hoping to turn it into my primary source of income. Given the > problems recently, it seems like I might not be able to use GAE. If > have a lot of users who depend on my site to do mission critical > business (which is what cloud computing is all about!), and then one > day I wake up to find GAE is arbitrarily blocked, that would be > disastrous. > > I know Google must have relationships with high level officials in the > Chinese gov't and could use influence to make sure GAE never gets > blocked. I've never once had problems getting on Baidu.com, so there > must be a way to make sure it won't be blocked. I'm from America and > I know we never think about these kind of issues, but over here its a > complete reality, and now for me its turned into a business > decision. > > What gaurantee do I have that GAE won't be blocked in the future? > Should I use it to build a web based business? > > Thanks! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google App Engine" 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/google-appengine?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
