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Thursday, January 19, 2006
DOING BEIJING'S BIDDING: It's interesting that in the West, Microsoft is always standing up to governments which call it on its anti-competitive practices. Here, the company will fight and sue and pout and appeal. However, if the Beijing Government is upset by something, Microsoft jumps. Bill Gates is happy to axe MSNspaces blogs that might upset Beijing:
"In line with Microsoft practices in global markets, MSN is committed to ensuring that products and services comply with global and local laws, norms, and industry practices," the company said.
"Most countries have laws and practices that require companies providing online services to make the internet safe for local users. Occasionally, as in China, local laws and practices require consideration of unique elements."
In other words, if China doesn't allow free speech, then Microsoft won't either.
Don't worry, Bill Gates can throw a few more dollars into a charity pot. We're sure that will square his conscience quite nicely.
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