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Microsoft and Chinese chess
Both my kids play chess so I am vaguely familiar with gambits and Sicilian moves. I also know that Chinese chess, xiangqi, is quite different than the chess we play.
Microsoft has been leading a push for CAFTA in preparation for summer negotiations with China and for broader IP protection
but then it turns around and bows to Chinese censors - Don't mention democracy, Microsoft tells China web users
Hopefully Microsoft knows what it is doing in this game of xiangqi - and even if it does, should freedom of speech be a sacrificial pawn?
June 11, 2005 in Globalization and Technology, Industry Commentary, Offshoring Negotiations/Best Practices | Permalink