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2005-06-11 China-Japan-Koreas

Don't mention democracy, Microsoft tells China web users

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Posted by Omaviling Shaish8301 2005-06-11 17:15|| || Front Page|| [11136 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 China sounds to me like it is heading down the same road as russia did in the late 80's. Didn't work so well for russia.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2005-06-11 18:00|| 2005-06-11 18:00|| Front Page Top

#2 okay, how about a euphemism: "Fuck the Politburo"?

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-06-11 18:14|| 2005-06-11 18:14|| Front Page Top

#3 Time for "banana" and "strawberry".

Posted by John fn Kerry 2005-06-11 18:25|| 2005-06-11 18:25|| Front Page Top

#4 Ah, for the good old days...

{The Wall Street Journal, 30-Sep,1996} Microsoft said it issued instructions to Windows 95 users in China on how to remove a pair of anti-Communist slogans from the software that Chinese government officials said were offensive. A Microsoft spokeswoman said a service update for the removal of the Chinese-language phrases had been issued in China Saturday. The phrases included one referring to China's leadership as "Communist bandits" and another that called on Taiwan's government to "take back the mainland."
Microsoft said it is still investigating how the slogans made it into the Windows 95 kits. A Microsoft spokeswoman said the software was written by contractors and not by the company's own software writers.

Taiwanese contractors, maybe?

Posted by tu3031 2005-06-11 19:14|| 2005-06-11 19:14|| Front Page Top

#5 Tee hee hee! Just wait until the Chicom censors discover "Jesus Loves Chicom Leaders", "Red is Better with White & Blue", "Bring the Cultural Revolution Back!", Mao killed yo pimp daddy so what!", "Got Little Red Book?", Hey look! No freedom ma!", "Tibet yesterday, Nepal soon, Taiwan tomorrow!", and "Yes we have no Korean War American War Prisoners" in their MS 95 software packages.... little teenie weenie red commie packages I might add.

Posted by Shomble Shoger7533 2005-06-11 19:30|| 2005-06-11 19:30|| Front Page Top

#6 Linux loves democracy

Posted by True German Ally 2005-06-11 19:38|| 2005-06-11 19:38|| Front Page Top

#7 The internet without freedom of expression - Bill Gates has invented electronic 3.2 beer.

Posted by Super Hose 2005-06-11 20:27|| 2005-06-11 20:27|| Front Page Top

#8 Bill Gates never invented anything

Posted by True German Ally 2005-06-11 21:24|| 2005-06-11 21:24|| Front Page Top

#9 freedom, democracy, freedom, democracy, Yahoo ain't America great!!!! I bet the word capitolism is allowed. I'm sure all those chinese kids are smart enough to get past it.

Posted by 49 pan 2005-06-11 21:45|| 2005-06-11 21:45|| Front Page Top

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