Google has pushed back the launch of the Nexus One and it’s other cell phones in China, as the power struggle between the nation and Internet empire rages on. The phones, made by Motorola and Samsun and powered by the Android operating system of Google’s design were originally intended to debut this week with China Unicom Ltd. as it the carrier.
The decision to postpone the debut is a move Google’s part to prove to China that the company is serious about its threats to pull out of nation, following the e-mail hackings and the continued censorship they are required to uphold.
Google has received a large amount of public and government support in their move against China and in defense of human rights. The company would like to a meet a compromise, particularly considering the billion-plus market they would be losing but China appears to not be unrelenting.
Today reports were released that the 20 million people of the western Xinjiang region of China are currently in the midst of a government mandated Internet blackout following ethnic riots that began in July. This is the longest blackout of its kind in the world and does not bode well for the success of Google’s decision.
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