Dell Inc., Hewlett-Packard Inc. and Taiwan's Acer Inc. -- the top three global producers -- are asking regulators for details of the order that takes effect July 1 to provide the "Green Dam Youth Escort" software with every laptop and desktop PC sold in China. China is important to PC suppliers both as a major manufacturing site and a fast-growing market. It accounts for up to 80 percent of world production and sales that state media say rose to 147 billion yuan ($21 billion), up 12.8 percent from 2007. ... Taiwan's Acer Inc., the No. 3 PC maker, says all its computers sold worldwide are produced by contractors in China. No. 2 Dell exports from one Chinese factory to Japan, South Korea and Hong Kong and operates another for sales in China. HP, the world's biggest producer, and China's Lenovo Group did not respond to questions about how much of their China production is exported and to where....
China is important to PC suppliers both as a major manufacturing site and a fast-growing market. It accounts for up to 80 percent of world production and sales that state media say rose to 147 billion yuan ($21 billion), up 12.8 percent from 2007. ...
Taiwan's Acer Inc., the No. 3 PC maker, says all its computers sold worldwide are produced by contractors in China. No. 2 Dell exports from one Chinese factory to Japan, South Korea and Hong Kong and operates another for sales in China. HP, the world's biggest producer, and China's Lenovo Group did not respond to questions about how much of their China production is exported and to where....
mmm MSFT Vista Windows 7? or Green Dam? Windows 7? Green Dam? WEEEE CANT CHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSE...
"Given how razor-thin margins are, anything that adds costs, even if it's just dropping a CD into the box, is not welcome," Clark said. Wolf said costs could rise if regulators decide the software must be pre-installed on every PC. That would force makers that sell computers without software, such as in corporate bulk orders, to pay for operating systems to support the filter.
MWAHAHAHAHA
The top U.S. trade officials said the lack of transparency and inadequate notice may violate World Trade Organization rules. In a letter to Chinese officials this week, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke and Trade Representative Ron Kirk called on Beijing to revoke the order. .... A California company, Solid Oak Software of Santa Barbara, says parts of its own filtering software were used in "Green Dam," raising questions about possible violations of intellectual property rights.
A California company, Solid Oak Software of Santa Barbara, says parts of its own filtering software were used in "Green Dam," raising questions about possible violations of intellectual property rights.
well thats a laughable argument from the heart of capitalism, you just have to put your costs up slightly, if everyone in the market has to install the software, it's not going to give any of your competitors a competitive advantage now is it? Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.
Stop the use of software which allows the private viewing of child abuse images Block children's mobile phone access to adult content Ensure social network sites protect young viewers by reviewing and removing offensive/illegal content Pre-install child safety software on all computer and mobile web devices. Provide therapeutic services for children who have been abused and had pictures and films of the abuse appear on the internet. Provide specialist training for professionals who deal with online offenders.
Point number 1 made me go a bit cold. The online version, here is a lot more reasonable:
Sex offenders are increasingly sharing indecent images of children by setting up private spaces online using `peer to peer' file sharing software. This is ordinarily used to share large files between friends or interest groups such as those featuring music downloads, big photographic images or academic material. The NSPCC wants the UK Government and industry to research and devise an action plan to stop the viewing and distribution of child abuse images in this way.
But that isn't the version I've been asked to sign and return.
