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Originally Posted by ModusOperandi
China on the other hand can take their business elsewhere. (Bing, Ask etc)
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No, they can't. They will encounter the same issues with other western owned companies until they build their own internal search engine that is comparable.
They are sure to have the technical expertise to do that, but taking it beyond their borders will encounter similar political censorship issues. The CCP will never allow the free flow of information that the west has come to expect and demand.
Google didn't really lose, they just failed to gain. That isn't the same thing. And despite that set back in their business plan, no major competitor is stepping into the breach yet.