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1 posted on 06/24/2005 7:21:18 AM PDT by Srirangan
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To: Srirangan

When will Bill Gates start constructing gulags in China for those Chinese who break the law?

MS has shown a willingness to help Hollywood track down filetraders and software pirates.


2 posted on 06/24/2005 7:45:22 AM PDT by weegee (Re: immigration "Those Syrians are coming to Iraq to do the bombings that Iraqis won't do.")
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To: Srirangan
Microsoft justified its compliance with censorship requirements in terms of China's legal system. "MSN abides by the laws, regulations, and norms of each country in which it operates,"

The only winning move is "not to play". Deny your product and services. Would Microsoft have prohibited Jewish terms an early 1930s German version of their software? It WAS the law after all.

The recording industry boycotted South Africa and wrote a song about it (I'm not gonna play) Sun City.

As corporations increasingly deal with the Chicoms, we forget just what so bad about Communism to begin with. When tell-tale reminders raise their head, we ignore the "unpleasantries".

Tell me, did Microsoft encourage/protect homosexuals when same sex sodomy was a crime or did they discourage it and the use of such terms?

3 posted on 06/24/2005 7:50:14 AM PDT by weegee (Re: immigration "Those Syrians are coming to Iraq to do the bombings that Iraqis won't do.")
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To: N3WBI3

ping


4 posted on 06/24/2005 7:55:08 AM PDT by Tribune7
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To: Srirangan

Some key players in international capitalism, unfortunately, are unfortunately willing to compromise on freedom and liberty.


13 posted on 06/24/2005 9:34:28 AM PDT by Truthsayer20
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