re The Economist's take on Google

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

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> From: Paul Levy <plevy () citizen org>
> Date: January 13, 2010 3:58:37 PM EST
> To: David Farber <dave () farber net>
> Subject: Re: [IP] The Economist's take on Google

> Sorry to be a bit cynical here, but my cynicism is a bit different  
> from those who are speculating that Google is reacting to its  
> inability to make headway vis a vis Baidu.
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> Google says it may pull out of China.  Maybe that will happen, or  
> maybe Google concluded that it needed to make a public play  
> preparatory to striking a new or different deal with the Chinese  
> Government about a range of issues, not just censorship but also  
> protection against attacks.
>
> Meanwhile, we can celebrate Google for its stand against the various  
> abuses that it has cited.  Companies don't always have the purest of  
> motives for doing the right thing, but that need not mean that we  
> should stint on gratitude when they do.
>
> Paul Alan Levy
> Public Citizen Litigation Group
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> > > > David Farber <dave () farber net> 1/13/2010 2:18 PM >>>
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> From: "Bob Frankston" <Bob19-0501 () bobf frankston com>
> Date: January 13, 2010 1:11:40 PM EST
> To: <nnsquad () nnsquad org>
> Subject: [ NNSquad ] The Economist's take on Google
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> http://www.economist.com/daily/news/displaystory.cfm?story_id=15267915&fsrc=nwl
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