marika
Google - uproar about the censorship of their Chinese sites
Thanks for this link & excerpt!
"Toeing China's line on restrictions of free speech:
Microsoft, Google and Yahoo... we will see what they may do."
- Frank Kalder, International Stuff (Usenet & Google Groups), 28th Jan. 2006
Tried to be sort of creative (rhyme: "Yahoo" & "do").
In addition, I've excerpted the following statements which are IMO of general interest:
China
"China's internet population, already the world's second largest after the United States, rose to 111 million in 2005, according to the official China Internet Network Information Centre."1 "Earlier this month, the agency said the number of people with broadband internet access rose by more than 50 per cent compared with 2004, to 64 million."1 "Software piracy is a problem that will likely be solved over time, because as Chinese-made technology evolves, the country's respect for intellectual property rights will improve."2 "We are always upset that they aren't paying us for our products, but we're not going to pick up and go home."2 Bill "also highlighted the attractions of China as a market. The country is set to become the biggest user of broadband in the world."1
India
"No one will catch up except maybe India in 50 years".2
----- 1 business.timesonline.co.uk 2 Bill Gates, Microsoft, at the World Economic Forum in Davos -----
More on that world's ELITE forum at *HAPLIF GOVERNANCE (global vs. regional)*:
SOCIAL CHANGE - maybe into new era of DIGITAL LIFESTYLE - ...?
CU, Frank
-- www.haplif.de & www.haplif.de-61820.html
International Stuff 1871i went to the American Cafe to have dinner with some folks that I will b working with-for. Note the backdrop of the name of the restaurant in...
