[29athrowaway]

If Google didn't exist, then Baidu, Tencent or Alibaba would be mining your data instead. Is that what you would prefer?

[travoc]

I’d prefer that they all take their place in history next to the cigarette and trans fat corporations. Thanks for asking.

[Talanes]

Quietly continuing to make profits for decades after a brief period of major blowback?

[hiptobecubic]

Cigarettes and trans fats are both still hugely popular.

[29athrowaway]

I would rather compare them with Bonzi Buddy, but OK.

Using Google Maps won't give you lung cancer (unless you are using it to find smoke shops that is). It erodes your privacy, sure, but it won't deteriorate your health...

[KoftaBob]

Baidu, Tencent, and Alibaba wouldn't exist in their current form without companies like Google and Amazon to take heavy inspiration/copy from.

Let's be real here, China's tech industry revolves around mimicking American/European/Japanese/Korean tech, they rarely ever innovate and create first of their kind things.