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Google will leave China - Tired of Censorship and the Chinese Government's Hacking Google

See Google's announcement.

Unless Microsoft and Yahoo follow, I will switch everything away from Yahoo and Bing and become a 100% Google user.

I hope that the rest of Silicon Valley companies will put their money where their mouth is, and stand with Google.

No doubt many people, who are eager to prove their sophistication, would suggest that Google is doing this for business, and not moral, reasons. "They are losing in China, and are pulling out under the pretense of high principles" Yada, yada.

Do not listen to those cynics. They don't know what they are talking about.

Google is paying a high price if indeed it pulls out of the huge and lucrative Chinese market, where it has 24% market share.

Comment by Peter Tao on January 13, 2010 at 6:33pm: I think Microsoft and Yahoo will not follow suit. Yahoo had kowtowed already while Redmond's OEM Windows and Office revenue from China is more than Google's $240 million .

Another way to support this is to write to your congressman/senator.

Comment by Peter Tao on January 14, 2010 at 7:16pm: In your own backyard

Comment by Peter Tao on January 18, 2010 at 6:35pm: I hope this is not a sign that Goggle is back pedaling.

Comment by Arthur on January 20, 2010 at 4:07am: I don't think back pedaling is an option now for Google.

Censoring their search result and cyber attack on their accounts are 2 separate issues. I assume they mix it together to help gain support.