According to one report, Apple.com appears to be blocked in China and has been for the past 3 weeks.
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Apple.com blocked in China?
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Why would China want to block apple.com?
It would have made sense if it was North Korea who was blocking, but China? China is one of the most "western" asian countries.
It would have made sense if it was North Korea who was blocking, but China? China is one of the most "western" asian countries.
could it be technical issue as opposed to a economic/political? im going to go with technical. it doesnt make much sense otherwise.
maybe M$ has a deal with China. Maybe They're going to start a worldwide revolt against the United States!
LOL
ne way
it must be a glitch or the great firewall of china has something to do with it.
LOL
ne way
it must be a glitch or the great firewall of china has something to do with it.
Which has lasted for three weeks? Don't think so.Calebj14 said:it must be a glitch or the great firewall of china has something to do with it.
That's bad...
for the people there, attached to a PC for ever , Maybe it's because they are going to start soon a Linux project and don't want people to know about other OSes , or is it because lot of apple products are assembled in Taiwan?, Unlikely but sometimes someone has to give the stupid reasons and wait goos reasons from the next people...
for the people there, attached to a PC for ever
, Maybe it's because they are going to start soon a Linux project and don't want people to know about other OSes , or is it because lot of apple products are assembled in Taiwan?, Unlikely but sometimes someone has to give the stupid reasons and wait goos reasons from the next people...
strange... because technically, i am living in China...
but i go to http://www.apple.com... daily, almost religiously! haha. don't seem to have a problem.
but i don't know, maybe it's just me?
but i go to http://www.apple.com... daily, almost religiously! haha. don't seem to have a problem.
but i don't know, maybe it's just me?
revolting
"Maybe They're going to start a worldwide revolt against the United States!"
LOL
"START"!!! ? ... you're joking right?
"Maybe They're going to start a worldwide revolt against the United States!"
LOL
"START"!!! ? ... you're joking right?
I live in China and I can confirm that Apple.com has been blocked for the past three weeks or so.
This is not unusual - they were blocked for a long time during November, too.
It isn't a glitch - there is definitely some form of logic to what sites are blocked, though it is often haphazard. For example, cnn.com has always been available since I arrived in China back in November, but news.bbc.com has always been blocked. However, it doesn't really affect me because:
(1) I get all my Apple news here.
(2) All the "collateral" Apple webservers - AppleDeveloperConnection and .Mac operate fine.
(3) Softwareupdate works fine.
(4) If push comes to shove, there are always proxy servers...
Actually I'm relieved to see this report - sometimes I'm not sure whether it's problems with my internet connection (and/or DNS server) or Chinese "Great Bamboo Firewall of China" policy decisions. The former is easier to overcome (fix it), but it also requires activity on my part.
Oh well.
This is not unusual - they were blocked for a long time during November, too.
It isn't a glitch - there is definitely some form of logic to what sites are blocked, though it is often haphazard. For example, cnn.com has always been available since I arrived in China back in November, but news.bbc.com has always been blocked. However, it doesn't really affect me because:
(1) I get all my Apple news here.
(2) All the "collateral" Apple webservers - AppleDeveloperConnection and .Mac operate fine.
(3) Softwareupdate works fine.
(4) If push comes to shove, there are always proxy servers...
Actually I'm relieved to see this report - sometimes I'm not sure whether it's problems with my internet connection (and/or DNS server) or Chinese "Great Bamboo Firewall of China" policy decisions. The former is easier to overcome (fix it), but it also requires activity on my part.
Oh well.
Well, I know there are ways to work around the "great firewall of china", but the biggest problem with blocking apple.com isn't getting just the "apple news". It's if you ARE running OSX and wanted to do software updates n' stuff, you'd be unable to patch your system with security updates or software updates.
I just found out there actually is a "Great firewall of china"... I'm so disappointed that it wasn't just a joke.
It is http://www.apple.com that is blocked. As I mentioned, softwareupdate and .mac work fine in China. I live here. I should know.ryanw said:
qubex said:
My guess - and mind you it is only a guess - is they don't want people to find out about Final Cut Pro HD, or Motion. The authorities here seem to be very sensitive about anything that can be used for the purposes of creating good-level content.
Probably once those products are gone from the mainpage (are they still there?) the site will be re-enabled.
Incidentally could one of you be so kind as to post a screenshot of the Apple website as it currently stands? That would be very useful for the purposes of "differential censoranaylis".
[qubex said:My guess - and mind you it is only a guess - is they don't want people to find out about Final Cut Pro HD, or Motion. The authorities here seem to be very sensitive about anything that can be used for the purposes of creating good-level content.
Probably once those products are gone from the mainpage (are they still there?) the site will be re-enabled.
Incidentally could one of you be so kind as to post a screenshot of the Apple website as it currently stands? That would be very useful for the purposes of "differential censoranaylis".
I don't understand... How are TV ads, programs and movies edited if they don't use stuff like finalcut, avid or inferno?
I worked with a production company from China last year for an ad they were making for China and the producer had a powerbook with Final Cut on it.
Why would the government hide what is already known and used by people?
The difference lies between "people", as a potentially subversive rabble, and "the producer", who is supposedly "authorised" (business licences etc.) to peddle his trade.
But it's only a guess. Once one of the border guards asked me if my "Apple computer" had "Movie" on it. In the end I had to trash iMovie. But no panic - iLife '04 CD in my backpack.
After you live here for a while, you tend to realise certain things are impossible to decypher. You just accept, move on, and wait for them to change - because they usually do... in unpredictable directions.
But it's only a guess. Once one of the border guards asked me if my "Apple computer" had "Movie" on it. In the end I had to trash iMovie. But no panic - iLife '04 CD in my backpack.
After you live here for a while, you tend to realise certain things are impossible to decypher. You just accept, move on, and wait for them to change - because they usually do... in unpredictable directions.