Google’s threat to exit China in the wake of security attacks on Gmail accounts of Chinese dissidents and human rights activists has roiled the high-tech sector, also has the company defending the cloud computing model it lovingly nurtures. David Girouard, president of Google’s Enterprise group, defended the cloud in a blog post. Meanwhile, while financial analysts say Google banks about $300 million to its top-line from business in China, or roughly 1 percent of its revenues, exiting China could have severe consequences for Google’s future business plans.
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Google’s threat to exit China in the wake of security attacks on Gmail accounts
of Chinese dissidents and human rights activists has roiled the high-tech
sector, recalling arguments against the cloud computing model Google famously
employs to provide Web services.
Google Chief L…