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		mahmud on Jan 16, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Yahoo knew of attacks before Google, kept mum Yahoo just rolls over and takes it. The sad thing is, when China is a profitable enough market, and companies who sucked up to the regime are ready to capitalize on their presence there, Yahoo itself will not be around to reap the benefits.

nfnaaron on Jan 16, 2010 [–]

Like probably most other companies doing business in China, and probably for years.

Not defending it, just pointing out that this one decision of Yahoo's is, unfortunately, normal.

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