This document summarizes Google's history in China from 2000-2010. It discusses Google's initial entry into China in 2000 and decision to launch google.cn in 2005 in order to capture the growing Chinese market. However, Google struggled against competitors like Baidu and failed to understand the Chinese market. In 2010, cyberattacks on Google led the company to temporarily shut down google.cn in protest of censorship, but this move had little impact and Google ultimately withdrew the shutdown due to lack of leverage against the Chinese government. The document concludes by arguing Google should continue operating within China's regulatory framework.
Google's Negotiations with the Chinese Government in 2010Ankur Saxena
This paper chronicles Google’s presence in China during 2005-2010, analyzes Google’s dispute with the Chinese government over China’s Internet censorship requirements in 2010 and discusses how a better outcome could have been achieved for Google.
The Presentation is about :
- Google Inc
- China Inc
What happened to Google in China story?
This Presentation is done as a part of MBA class assessment in 2010.
Google's Negotiations with the Chinese Government in 2010Ankur Saxena
This paper chronicles Google’s presence in China during 2005-2010, analyzes Google’s dispute with the Chinese government over China’s Internet censorship requirements in 2010 and discusses how a better outcome could have been achieved for Google.
The Presentation is about :
- Google Inc
- China Inc
What happened to Google in China story?
This Presentation is done as a part of MBA class assessment in 2010.
Alphabet is a collection of companies w/c Google as the largest and its parent company. It focuses on prospering businesses through strong leadership. It offer opportunites by having a wide range of portfolios that hold several industries.
Greg James at Sun Microsystems, Inc. (A)
Greg James, a global manager at Sun Microsystems
To resolve a serious customer system outage as required by a service agreement
Sets out to meet with his entire member in customer implementation team spread across India, France, UAE, and US
Rather than finding a immediate solution to the rapidly escalating customer situation that motivated his trip, he finds himself facing distributed work.
Interpersonal Conflict and management issues in global collaboration are threatening to unravel his team.
Greg James at Sun Microsystems, Inc. (B)
This case updates the steps Greg James took to solve the problems that instigated the crisis.
Greg James solves the problems involved in his team's breakdown and creates team cohesion to help them function together effectively.
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We had to present a PPT on why Alphabet was created and whether was it a wise decision to diversify.
The content as well is self written.
The Complete PPT was made by --- Shreyas Sinha [ including the animation, content and the Formula ]
GOOGLE HAVING UNIQUE HR PRACTICES STILL LEAD TO HIGH TURNOVERAdma MAHARJAN
Google attracts lot of talents working together, but indeed few of them are working on new programs. The division of work team is too hard to break, which means that most of your time will be spent on improving small majorization or keeping stable. For willing young, working for Google means stable but sometimes boring. A great invention for you is a little improvement for Google. It’s easier to implement a new idea in a small company and get successful. This is also why many people leave Google to small startup companies.
The case study was given to us by our Professor in Business Policy and Strategy where we were to analyze Patagonia's achievements and successes as well as their downfalls, and give them new ways to expand their business. We took a look at they're corporate strategies, finances, and sales, and then provided feedback with data for where they should ultimately take their company which was described in the case analysis that was given to us.
Content
I. Introduction
II. Company overview
III. Products and services
IV. Main competitors 2015
V. Profitability and US market share 2013
VI. Market Segmentation
VII. SWOT analysis
VIII. Google innovative corporate culture
IX. Business strategy
a) Early success
b) Google’s way of business expansion
c) 4Es of Google strategy
I had to do a final project consisting of an entire strategic plan for a Fortune 1000 company. I chose Google because I love most of their products. The powerpoint begins from the start of thinking about strategy all the way through implementing it and revising it when necessary. Everything in between falls in this Powerpoint as well. It is one of my personal favorites.
ASW Publishing, Inc. a small publisher of college textbooks, must make a decision regarding which books to
publish next year. The books under consideration are listed in the following table, along with the projected threeyear
sales
expected from
each book
5 7As globalization continues to transform the world o.docxtarifarmarie
5 7
As globalization continues to transform the world
of business, companies that decide to expand into other
countries are faced with many challenges. The markets in
developing nations hold great promise; however, any com-
pany that wishes to operate in them must often overcome
both relatively minor problems, such as dealing with cul-
tural differences, as well as larger problems, such as serious
human rights abuses. Google, the world’s largest internet
company, has to contend with both cultural differences
and human rights abuses while operating in China. An
analysis of Google’s actions in China shows how creative
solutions can be found to complex ethical problems.
The challenges Google has faced in China primarily
stem from the Chinese government’s controversial policy
of censoring the internet. Censorship is currently enacted
through what is officially known as the Golden Shield
Project; however, in the West it is more often referred to
by its unofficial nickname, the Great Firewall of China.
This policy was enacted in 1998 and has drawn much
criticism from Western governments and human rights
organizations like Amnesty International and Reporters
Without Borders (Clinton 2010; Amnesty International
2006; Reporters Without Borders 2009). Despite inter-
national pressure, the Chinese government adamantly
supports the censorship, and in early 2010 it released a
white paper addressing internet freedoms in China. In
the white paper, the government spelled out its official
policy, which is to block:
[Anything] against the cardinal principles set
forth in the Constitution; endangering state secu-
rity, divulging state secrets, subverting state power
and jeopardizing national unification; damaging
state honor and interests; instigating ethnic hatred
or discrimination and jeopardizing ethnic unity;
jeopardizing state religious policy, propagating
heretical or superstitious ideas; spreading rumors,
disrupting social order and stability; disseminat-
ing obscenity, pornography, gambling, violence,
brutality and terror or abetting crime; humiliat-
ing or slandering others, trespassing on the lawful
rights and interests of others; and other contents
forbidden by laws and administrative regulations.
(Information Office of the State Council 2010)
This policy is clearly broad enough that it gives China’s
Ministry of Public Security the power to block anything
it wants.
The Chinese government often uses this power to
quench criticism and suppress information about human
rights abuses (Amnesty International 2006). In order to
enforce the policy, China employs tens of thousands of
people to monitor forums, chat rooms, and bulletin boards.
It also filters all internet traffic coming into China from
other countries and requires all internet companies in
China to self-censor their content (Elgin and Einhorn
2006). Despite all of this, the Chinese government insists
that “Chinese citizens fully enjoy freedom .
Alphabet is a collection of companies w/c Google as the largest and its parent company. It focuses on prospering businesses through strong leadership. It offer opportunites by having a wide range of portfolios that hold several industries.
Greg James at Sun Microsystems, Inc. (A)
Greg James, a global manager at Sun Microsystems
To resolve a serious customer system outage as required by a service agreement
Sets out to meet with his entire member in customer implementation team spread across India, France, UAE, and US
Rather than finding a immediate solution to the rapidly escalating customer situation that motivated his trip, he finds himself facing distributed work.
Interpersonal Conflict and management issues in global collaboration are threatening to unravel his team.
Greg James at Sun Microsystems, Inc. (B)
This case updates the steps Greg James took to solve the problems that instigated the crisis.
Greg James solves the problems involved in his team's breakdown and creates team cohesion to help them function together effectively.
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As part of her analysis of Apple’s stock, she wanted to look at the company’s supply chain to see if she could gain some insight into the pros and cons of Apple as a key holding in BXE’s fund. When. Apple Computer was founded on April 1, 1976, by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Mike Markkula to manufacture and distribute desktop computers.
We had to present a PPT on why Alphabet was created and whether was it a wise decision to diversify.
The content as well is self written.
The Complete PPT was made by --- Shreyas Sinha [ including the animation, content and the Formula ]
GOOGLE HAVING UNIQUE HR PRACTICES STILL LEAD TO HIGH TURNOVERAdma MAHARJAN
Google attracts lot of talents working together, but indeed few of them are working on new programs. The division of work team is too hard to break, which means that most of your time will be spent on improving small majorization or keeping stable. For willing young, working for Google means stable but sometimes boring. A great invention for you is a little improvement for Google. It’s easier to implement a new idea in a small company and get successful. This is also why many people leave Google to small startup companies.
The case study was given to us by our Professor in Business Policy and Strategy where we were to analyze Patagonia's achievements and successes as well as their downfalls, and give them new ways to expand their business. We took a look at they're corporate strategies, finances, and sales, and then provided feedback with data for where they should ultimately take their company which was described in the case analysis that was given to us.
Content
I. Introduction
II. Company overview
III. Products and services
IV. Main competitors 2015
V. Profitability and US market share 2013
VI. Market Segmentation
VII. SWOT analysis
VIII. Google innovative corporate culture
IX. Business strategy
a) Early success
b) Google’s way of business expansion
c) 4Es of Google strategy
I had to do a final project consisting of an entire strategic plan for a Fortune 1000 company. I chose Google because I love most of their products. The powerpoint begins from the start of thinking about strategy all the way through implementing it and revising it when necessary. Everything in between falls in this Powerpoint as well. It is one of my personal favorites.
ASW Publishing, Inc. a small publisher of college textbooks, must make a decision regarding which books to
publish next year. The books under consideration are listed in the following table, along with the projected threeyear
sales
expected from
each book
5 7As globalization continues to transform the world o.docxtarifarmarie
5 7
As globalization continues to transform the world
of business, companies that decide to expand into other
countries are faced with many challenges. The markets in
developing nations hold great promise; however, any com-
pany that wishes to operate in them must often overcome
both relatively minor problems, such as dealing with cul-
tural differences, as well as larger problems, such as serious
human rights abuses. Google, the world’s largest internet
company, has to contend with both cultural differences
and human rights abuses while operating in China. An
analysis of Google’s actions in China shows how creative
solutions can be found to complex ethical problems.
The challenges Google has faced in China primarily
stem from the Chinese government’s controversial policy
of censoring the internet. Censorship is currently enacted
through what is officially known as the Golden Shield
Project; however, in the West it is more often referred to
by its unofficial nickname, the Great Firewall of China.
This policy was enacted in 1998 and has drawn much
criticism from Western governments and human rights
organizations like Amnesty International and Reporters
Without Borders (Clinton 2010; Amnesty International
2006; Reporters Without Borders 2009). Despite inter-
national pressure, the Chinese government adamantly
supports the censorship, and in early 2010 it released a
white paper addressing internet freedoms in China. In
the white paper, the government spelled out its official
policy, which is to block:
[Anything] against the cardinal principles set
forth in the Constitution; endangering state secu-
rity, divulging state secrets, subverting state power
and jeopardizing national unification; damaging
state honor and interests; instigating ethnic hatred
or discrimination and jeopardizing ethnic unity;
jeopardizing state religious policy, propagating
heretical or superstitious ideas; spreading rumors,
disrupting social order and stability; disseminat-
ing obscenity, pornography, gambling, violence,
brutality and terror or abetting crime; humiliat-
ing or slandering others, trespassing on the lawful
rights and interests of others; and other contents
forbidden by laws and administrative regulations.
(Information Office of the State Council 2010)
This policy is clearly broad enough that it gives China’s
Ministry of Public Security the power to block anything
it wants.
The Chinese government often uses this power to
quench criticism and suppress information about human
rights abuses (Amnesty International 2006). In order to
enforce the policy, China employs tens of thousands of
people to monitor forums, chat rooms, and bulletin boards.
It also filters all internet traffic coming into China from
other countries and requires all internet companies in
China to self-censor their content (Elgin and Einhorn
2006). Despite all of this, the Chinese government insists
that “Chinese citizens fully enjoy freedom .
Google in China presentation by pankajPankaj Joshi
I made this presentation during my MBA days. The purpose of making this presentation was to explain the issues arose when google announced its decision of leaving China. Due to censorship issues. This presentation compares the current situation of that time with future forecasting. Although things are changed right now but this presentation can help people to learn what happened then, and how things got favorable for other search engines and how google tackled the situation. This is based upon the secondary data available in journals, internet.
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CAREER CONNECTION: Final Strategic Plan
Avonda Ellison
BUS/475
October 24, 2016
Ramzy Noel
Table of Contents
I. Executive Summary ………………………………………………………………………….3
II. Strategic Plan Part 1: New Business Division; Vision, Mission, and Value Proposition.……4
III. Strategic Plan Part 2: SWOT Analysis and Supply and Value Chain Analysis … ....……….7
IV. Strategic Plan Part 3: Assumptions, Risk and Change Management Plan; Summary of Strategic Objectives; Balanced Score Card and its impact on stakeholders; the Communication Plan........................................................................................................…….8
V. Conclusion………………………………………………………………………………..…..9
VI. Reference Page……….……………………………………………………………………..10
Executive Summary
Google Company plans to introduce a new product and division. The new division that will be directly in charge of the proposed product will be referred to as the virtual reality division. The consideration of this new division is informed by the need for Google to meet the changing needs of consumers and narrow the innovative gap between it and its competitors such as Facebook and Microsoft. For the proposed product to gain competitive advantage, a proper strategy, mission, vision, as well as communication plan should be put in place. These are elements that will establish the roadmap for the product and the success of the new department. Comment by Avonda Ellison: This needs to be added to. It has to be 350 words Comment by Avonda Ellison: Comment by Avonda Ellison: Comment by Avonda Ellison:
Strategic Plan Part One
The New Business Division
The new company division that will deal with the proposed product is the virtual reality division. Google will establish its internal and committed virtual reality division for virtual reality computing. This comes after considerations by the organization to comply with the emerging plans to establish viable enterprises. This proposed division will focus on virtual reality computing. This move comes in the wake of rising rivalry from organizations such as Facebook and Microsoft. One proposed product for virtual reality computing is the Cardboard. This product will deal with transforming smartphones and other mobile phone devices into a 3-d viewing device. The cheap product will be an accessible device that will serve the purpose of bringing mobile virtual reality to consumers. To ensure that the proposed division works effectively, the organization will form partnership with various firms such as GoPro.
Mission
Google’s mission statement is indicative of the high status of the entire organization and the newly proposed division. The company’s mission is to reorganize the global information and transform it into a universally accessible and useful resource (Google Company, 2015). From the time of its formation to the present moment, Google has p ...
Financial Analysis and Website Performance of Google.Sadman Ahmed
Google has been the leading search engine for many consecutive years and will continue to develop its worldwide domination of all aspects of the internet, search, multimedia and telecommunications industries.
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Business Model and Strategic Plan Part II: SWOTT Analysis Paper
Avonda Ellison
BUS/475
October 10, 2016
Ramzy Noel
Google SWOT Analysis
SWOT Analysis Table
Strength
Weaknesses
-Company enjoys high global reach
- The company is compliant with intellectual property laws
-Economic stability and growth in different parts of the world catapults Google’s development
-Political goodwill in many countries such as US and Europe
- Still not strongly established in some parts of the globe that is slow to adopt broadband internet.
-Green Energy laws increase its costs
-Economic recession in some countries affects its performance in such markets
-Political instability in some nations threaten its existence globally
Opportunities
Threats
-Some developing countries across the globe are increasingly adopting internet
- Presence of world intellectual property laws is an opportunity for expansion in most parts of the world that observe such rules.
-America and Europe’s recovery from world economic recession provided opportunity for revenue increase
-There are increasing cases of political support, especially in Brazil and India
-High global presence of its competitors such as Social Media
-Large markets such as China have not fully implemented patent laws.
-Economic instability of certain countries such as Syria and Middle East
-Some nations’ political state are unstable and unpredictable. There are also cases of lack of political goodwill for the firm.
Economic, Legal, Regulatory Forces and Trends
Economic
Google’s operating environment is affected by economic factors and forces. These forces have the power to change the organization’s market opportunities that are available to the business. There are various economic elements that are highly relevant to the company’s operation and progress (Google Company, 2015). First, economic stabil.
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Alphabet Inc.: Reorganizing Google
ln October 2015, in an unexpected move, global tech-
nology giant Google lnc (Google) restructured itself as
Alphabet Inc (Alphabet), a new holding company under
which Google's non-core businesses, including self-
driving cars. life sciences research, high-speed Internet
access, and investment divisions, were spun off as dis-
tinct entities and separated from the company's Internet
operations such as Android, YouTube, and the Google
search engine. The businesses were reorganized into
two reporting segments: 'Google' and 'Other Bets: This
marked a massive shift from the earlier setup in which
Google was in charge of a number of diverse compa-
nies, some of which carried it far afield from its core
search business. Under the new structure, a number of
businesses including Google operated as subsidiaries of
Alphabet and were run independently, each with its own
CEO. According to a statement posted by Larry Page
co-founder of Google, on the company's official blog,
"Fundamentally, we believe this allows us more manage-
ment scale, as we can run things independently that aren't
very related. Alphabet is about businesses prospering through
strong leaders and independence [. . . ]. This new structure
will allow us to keep tremendous focus on the extraordinary
opportunities we have inside of Coogle."~
Co-founded by Page and Sergey Brin in 1998,
Google provided Internet-related services and products
including web-based search, cloud computing. software
applications, online advertising technologies, mobile
operating systems, consumer content, enterprise solu-
tions, and hardware products. Since its inception it
had focused on innovation and come out with dis-
ruptive technologies from time to time. The company
had branched out into hosting services like video and
mapping, enterprise services, e-mail and chat, social
networking space, payment gateway services, mobile
operating software, and wireless device sales. Google's
technological innovations made it one of the most rec-
ognized and valuable brands in the world.
However, over a period of time investors had begun
to voice strong concern over Google expanding into areas
unrelated to its core search business and into unknown
territory in terms of profitability. They felt that Google
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in non-core businesses and the lack of clarity concern-
ing risky investments. Analysts too found it difficult to
evaluate the company's broad set of businesses and figure
out their individual performances. Eventually, the senior
management realized that the company had b ...
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This presentation delves into the journey of Albumentations.ai, a highly successful open-source library for data augmentation.
Created out of a necessity for superior performance in Kaggle competitions, Albumentations has grown to become a widely used tool among data scientists and machine learning practitioners.
This case study covers various aspects, including:
People: The contributors and community that have supported Albumentations.
Metrics: The success indicators such as downloads, daily active users, GitHub stars, and financial contributions.
Challenges: The hurdles in monetizing open-source projects and measuring user engagement.
Development Practices: Best practices for creating, maintaining, and scaling open-source libraries, including code hygiene, CI/CD, and fast iteration.
Community Building: Strategies for making adoption easy, iterating quickly, and fostering a vibrant, engaged community.
Marketing: Both online and offline marketing tactics, focusing on real, impactful interactions and collaborations.
Mental Health: Maintaining balance and not feeling pressured by user demands.
Key insights include the importance of automation, making the adoption process seamless, and leveraging offline interactions for marketing. The presentation also emphasizes the need for continuous small improvements and building a friendly, inclusive community that contributes to the project's growth.
Vladimir Iglovikov brings his extensive experience as a Kaggle Grandmaster, ex-Staff ML Engineer at Lyft, sharing valuable lessons and practical advice for anyone looking to enhance the adoption of their open-source projects.
Explore more about Albumentations and join the community at:
GitHub: https://github.com/albumentations-team/albumentations
Website: https://albumentations.ai/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/100504475
Twitter: https://x.com/albumentations
Alt. GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using ...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
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Table of Contents
Looking Back ................................................................................................................................................. 2
For and against entering China ................................................................................................................. 2
2005 Mistakes ........................................................................................................................................... 3
The 2010 saga and key factors to exit China ................................................................................................ 3
Into the future............................................................................................................................................... 4
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Looking Back
In an attempt to capture the global market, Google introduced a Chinese version of Google.com in 2000.
A translation of the US version, users from within China were provided results that took quite a while to
appear. Around the same time, the Chinese government was developing an Internet infrastructure that
let them control the flow of information.
For and against entering China
In 2005, at a board meeting Google decided that it was time they entered China with a local version of
Google, hosted within China. Then Google CEO, Eric Schmidt, and Asia-Pacific VP, Sukhinder Singh
Cassidy made a strong case for a google.cn.
In a July 2005 report by the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC), the country had 103
Million Internet users (CNNIC, 2005). The number constituted to 11% of the world’s online population.
In addition to the considerably high number of Internet users (for 2005), surveys showed that nearly
38% of the online population used the Internet to seek information. And 58% used search engines
(Lawrence, 2009). This roughly comes to 22 Million users who would use a search engine. The numbers
and competition in China made a compelling case for Google establish a competent position in the
country with alarming rates of Internet growth. In addition to using search engines, the survey showed
that users in China were interested in obtaining news from Western sources. Google News, the
company’s product introduced in 2002 (Bharat, 2006), would have helped the company attract users.
Within a year of launching google.cn, the company did not capture any major market. Google was a
distant third compared to leader Baidu.com (43.9%) and Yahoo China (21.1%) (Google China Search
Revenue Lags Yahoo, Baidu, 2006). However, looking back, by 2009, Google had more than doubled
their share and taken the second spot in search market rankings. Google China contributed $300 Million
in revenues and had 31% of the market (Quelch & Jocz, 2010).
To summarize, the following were very strong reasons for Google to enter China in 2005:
• Rapidly growing Internet population
• Nascent search market
• End-user’s need for a fast & local search engine
• Source of revenues and talent
Since their partial entry in 2000, Google had been blocked twice (Lau, 2010). In a 2002 report published
by the BBC, Google as blocked in China to comply with government regulations on content (China
blocking Google, 2002). The company was not new to the laws of the land. When the company
introduced google.cn, they complied with the same laws and restricted access to content that was being
filtered by the Chinese government on Google.com’s Chinese version. As a result, other than better
performance, there was little incentive for Google to enter China.
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2005 Mistakes
The company also failed to understand how the end-user in China was using Internet as a source for
information. Google’s Asia-Pacific VP, Sukhinder Singh Cassidy pointed out that Google was seen as a
foreign company and they needed to change the perception (Lawrence, 2009). In addition to this,
Google was not able to offer the same range of products that competitor Baidu had; for example,
Instant Messaging and a variety of entertainment services. Baidu on the other hand, had these services
and attracted more users. To summarize, following are the strategic points Google missed in their
analysis of China:
• Adhering to local laws and restricting access to content
• A perception of being a foreign entity and having little local pedigree
• Lack of a suite of information, social and entertainment services
The 2010 saga and key factors to exit China
In early 2010, reports of cyber-attacks on Google’s web properties surfaced (Girouard, 2010). The
attacks were targeted at Chinese human rights activists (Drummond, 2010). The information and
sophistication of the lack led Google to come out strongly against the restrictions laid by the Chinese
government. The company hinted at shutting down their operations in China if the censorship was not
lifted. The company called the Chinese government’s bluff and on March 22nd redirected all google.cn
users to their uncensored Hong Kong site—google.com.hk (Drummond, A new approach to China: an
update, 2010). This announcement was met with jubilation by the activists against censorship. Google
became their hero and voice against censorship. Morally, Google might have done the right thing
however, Google is a business. Unfortunately for Google, even by 2010 the company was not able to
garner capture considerable market share from competitor Baidu.com. The company’s decision to
redirect google.cn traffic to google.com.hk was not acceptable to the Chinese government. Officials
from the government made it clear that Google’s license to operate in China will be revoked if they
continued the redirect. As a result, three months later, on July 9th, Google announced that they will stop
the redirect (Drummond, An update on China, 2010).
To summarize, following were the reasons to shut down Google.cn, from Google’s point of view:
• Lack of transparency from the Chinese government
• Severe content censorship
In hindsight, Google’s decision to temporarily shut operations in China was poorly timed. With their
Internet Content Provider license coming up for renewal and their lack of market control, the company
had little leverage against the government. If Google were to shut operations or continue with a protest,
as pointed out by, Alexei Oreskovic, Google’s official in China could have been prosecuted (Oreskovic,
2010). In addition, Google would have left more than 80 Million users stranded (Quelch & Jocz, 2010)
and affected their partners like Samsung, HTC and Motorola who were working on handsets based on
Google’s Android.
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To summarize, here’s why Google’s decision to exit China was poor:
• Their license to operate in China was about expire, this meant they had no leverage
• The company was not a market leader hence did not command large user support
• Google’s decision in abandoning search would have affected their other products and partners
Into the future
China is an integral part of today’s global economy. For any company to operate in a global environment
they need to respect the laws of the land. Google’s decision to list all search results and showing a
disclaimer that access to the webpage has been restricted by the government is an amicable solution. It
is for the people of China to fight for their rights, and not Google’s responsibility to take lead against
communism. Google has announced successful numbers despite being behind Baidu:
• 96% of China’s 485 Internet users use Google services (Dan, 2011)
• $640 Million revenues in China (Jackson, 2011)
Google is a private company and they answer to their shareholders. The success of services like
Baidu.com, Renren, Youku.com, and Sina Weibo are strong cases (Walker & Cook, 2011) that Google can
succeed by working within the frameworks defined by the Chinese government. Google should continue
working on making their products more cohesive, local and targeted for the Chinese users. The company
should work with the government to find ways to let users in China access to services like YouTube that
are major revenue generators for the company (Lawler, 2010).
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