over on the Kictanet list, one guy has suggested that China attacked Google, et. al on purpose, so that Google would react the way they have and leave the market clear for Chinese search companies.
An interesting perspective at least. -- Cheers, McTim "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 2:46 PM, Douglas Onyango <[email protected]>wrote: > Like you mention and has has been vindicated by the rise in stock, leaving > China itself can be be a plus for Google. The confidence that now many other > people have that google will not succumb to pressure can and will give them > more business from the rest of the world as well Chinese outside the country > and those who can traverse firewalls from the inside :-). > > > Regards, > Douglas Onyango +256(0712)981329 > Life is the educators practical joke in which you spend the first half > learning, and the second half learning that everything you learned in the > first was wrong. > > --- On *Fri, 1/15/10, David Ziggy Lubowa <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > From: David Ziggy Lubowa <[email protected]> > Subject: RE: [LUG] OT- Google and China > To: "Linux Users Group Uganda" <[email protected]> > Date: Friday, January 15, 2010, 2:30 PM > > > > > > > But the real question though is, can Google afford to loose the China? > > They actually can , Less than 2 percent of Google’s $21.8 billion in > revenue came from China last year, according to Jefferies & Co. Google > rose $2.76 to $589.85 yesterday on the Nasdaq Stock Market. The stock has > almost doubled in the past year. > > You have to cultivate good relationships with the government, so i we > would therefore assume Google is not really making so much money in china > and can therefore leave it or do what they want. > > > > > > > > Regards; > > > > Thomas. > > > > > > > > Thomas Bbosa , CISSP > > > > > > > > BitWork Technologies (U) Ltd > > Plot 135, UMA show Grounds -Lugogo > > P.O.BOX 851, Kampala, Uganda > > > > Tel: +256-414-579099 > > > > Mob: +256-782480878 > > > > Fax: +256-414-289218 > > > > Website: <http://www.bitworktech.com/> http://www.bitworktech.com > > > > _____ > > > > From: Daniel Bwente > > [mailto:[email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]> > ] > > Sent: 15 January 2010 12:25 > > To: Linux Users Group Uganda > > Subject: Re: [LUG] OT- Google and China > > > > > > > > Insight on the attack Vectors used to hit Google and others, > > > > > http://siblog.mcafee.com/cto/operation-%E2%80%9Caurora%E2%80%9D-hit-google-o > > thers/ > > > > Operation "Aurora" > > I am sure you are wondering about the name "Aurora." Based on our > > analysis, > > "Aurora" was part of the filepath on the attacker's machine that was > > included in two of the malware binaries that we have confirmed are > > associated with the attack. > > > > > > Cheers > > > > On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 2:25 PM, Niles Collins > > <[email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]> > > > > wrote: > > > > As much as the US needs China for that credit line, China needs the US > > because we buy all their products. If the US stopped buying Chinese made > > products and China called in the debt owed by the US I think that China > > would blink first. This might turn into the beginning of that struggle. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > LUG mailing list > > [email protected] <http://mc/[email protected]> > > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > > %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > > attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any > > way. > > --------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Dan > > +256-071-2-552035 > > > > "You won't have eyes tonight. You won't have ears or a tongue. you will > > wander the underworld blind, deaf and dumb and all the dead will know; > > This > > is Hector: the fool who thought he killed Achilles." > > > > _______________________________________________ > > LUG mailing list > > [email protected] <http://mc/[email protected]> > > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > > %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > > attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any > > way. > > --------------------------------------- > > > > > > > cheers > > > > _______________________________________________ > LUG mailing list > [email protected] <http://mc/[email protected]> > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. > --------------------------------------- > > > > _______________________________________________ > LUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. > --------------------------------------- > > > -- Cheers, McTim "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel
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