Microsoft Problems
Most have heard by now that Google has announced plans to leave China due to a hack which obtained the emails of activists opposed to the Chinese government policies. But what allowed these hackers to gain this information which was censored by Google? Microsoft. A security problem with Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browser is to blame for the successful hack. This computer attack has been all over the news but the same problem has affected over 20 other companies.
Less concerning but quite bizarre– a number of Microsoft smart phone owners have been receiving messages from the future. This problem began on New Year’s Day and the number of those experiencing the problem has steadily risen. When receiving texts, the dates on the texts show the year 2016.
To read the full article, go to http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/01/12/microsoft.2016.bug/index.html?hpt=Sbin
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Hopefully Google will not pull out of China, but who knows. It’ll be bad for both Google’s hard earned 30% market share and China’s progress toward free speech. Google seems to symbolize something special for the young Chinese college students, so if it holds out and stays, it might gain even more popularity.
I agree with you– pulling out of China will be bad for business for both parties involved. However, I think China has a long way to go in terms of free speech. Do you think it’s worth it to Google to stick it out during that time even though problems like this hack are only going to hurt Goggle’s reputation?