Comments on: Microsoft Censorship in China http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2006/01/microsoft_censo.html Dispatches from a Small Business Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:39:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Matt Miller http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2006/01/microsoft_censo.html/comment-page-1#comment-3076 Matt Miller Mon, 23 Jan 2006 14:02:07 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2006/01/microsoft_censo.html#comment-3076 <p> You are right on the money with this one. Well said!</p> <p>Matt Miller<br /> http://www.menucoversrbrite.com</p> You are right on the money with this one. Well said!

Matt Miller
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]]> By: mattmiller http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2006/01/microsoft_censo.html/comment-page-1#comment-3075 mattmiller Mon, 23 Jan 2006 11:42:36 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2006/01/microsoft_censo.html#comment-3075 <p>I totally agree with what you're saying. I wish more people felt this way and took the time to express themselves. Keep up the great work.<br /> mattmiller<br /> http://www.menucoversrbrite.com<br /> </p> I totally agree with what you’re saying. I wish more people felt this way and took the time to express themselves. Keep up the great work.
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]]> By: Chris http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2006/01/microsoft_censo.html/comment-page-1#comment-3074 Chris Fri, 20 Jan 2006 03:49:08 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2006/01/microsoft_censo.html#comment-3074 <p>I think that by providing some functionality to Chinese citizens provides much more freedom than providing no functionality. I've written about it here (http://smilerz91.blogspot.com/2005/12/free-china.html) and would love to hear comments.</p> I think that by providing some functionality to Chinese citizens provides much more freedom than providing no functionality. I’ve written about it here (http://smilerz91.blogspot.com/2005/12/free-china.html) and would love to hear comments.

]]> By: Dave http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2006/01/microsoft_censo.html/comment-page-1#comment-3073 Dave Mon, 16 Jan 2006 21:22:01 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2006/01/microsoft_censo.html#comment-3073 <p>Microsoft says that doing business in China requires them to obey the Chinese law just as Chinese ISPs have done for years. I find this stance utterly repugnant. The Chinese ISPs have to do it whereas Microsoft doesn't have to do business in China. They are simply doing it for a few pieces of silver that Bill Gates certainly doesn't need. It must be awful to have so much money you want it ALL. I mean that sincerely, everyone needs money but Bill Gates seems to have a sickness that drives him to want every stiinking penny on the planet instead of enjoying what he has.</p> Microsoft says that doing business in China requires them to obey the Chinese law just as Chinese ISPs have done for years. I find this stance utterly repugnant. The Chinese ISPs have to do it whereas Microsoft doesn’t have to do business in China. They are simply doing it for a few pieces of silver that Bill Gates certainly doesn’t need. It must be awful to have so much money you want it ALL. I mean that sincerely, everyone needs money but Bill Gates seems to have a sickness that drives him to want every stiinking penny on the planet instead of enjoying what he has.

]]> By: Al http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2006/01/microsoft_censo.html/comment-page-1#comment-3072 Al Wed, 04 Jan 2006 06:10:44 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2006/01/microsoft_censo.html#comment-3072 <p>"But at some point, that's just what you have to be willing to do, when market share is just too ethically expensive."</p> <p>I think describing this as "ethically expensive" is a bit over the top. Selling state secrets, giving away designs for your country's latest weapons, laundering money for political contributions, that's ethically expensive. Deleting an account on a free blog service when someone breaks clearly stated rules is not.</p> “But at some point, that’s just what you have to be willing to do, when market share is just too ethically expensive.”

I think describing this as “ethically expensive” is a bit over the top. Selling state secrets, giving away designs for your country’s latest weapons, laundering money for political contributions, that’s ethically expensive. Deleting an account on a free blog service when someone breaks clearly stated rules is not.

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