Comments on: Is eBay pulling out of China? http://venturebeat.com/2006/09/26/is-ebay-pulling-out-of-china/ News About Tech, Money and Innovation Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:11:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: VentureBeat » China Wars: Zhou fights back, says Alibaba’s Ma is desperate http://venturebeat.com/2006/09/26/is-ebay-pulling-out-of-china/comment-page-1/#comment-6464 VentureBeat » China Wars: Zhou fights back, says Alibaba’s Ma is desperate Mon, 06 Nov 2006 06:14:30 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2006/09/26/is-ebay-pulling-out-of-china/#comment-6464 [...] Finally, Zhou said that Jack Ma has used a similar personal strategy against eBay’s Meg Whitman. He cited reports that show Ma has tried to shake the confidence of eBay employees in China. (See reports here and here for example, where Ma is declaring victory, and where rumors are circulating about eBay’s departure, even though Whitman says she’s committed to China). “He spread false rumors about Meg Whitman,” Zhou said. “It’s his strategy. He thinks, if he does this to someone long enough, they’ll self-destruct.” Tagged China, Alibaba, Qihoo, Yahoo China, Sequoia Capital, Fan Zhang, Jack Ma, Meg Whitman, Zhou Hongyi VentureBeat Community [...] [...] Finally, Zhou said that Jack Ma has used a similar personal strategy against eBay’s Meg Whitman. He cited reports that show Ma has tried to shake the confidence of eBay employees in China. (See reports here and here for example, where Ma is declaring victory, and where rumors are circulating about eBay’s departure, even though Whitman says she’s committed to China). “He spread false rumors about Meg Whitman,” Zhou said. “It’s his strategy. He thinks, if he does this to someone long enough, they’ll self-destruct.” Tagged China, Alibaba, Qihoo, Yahoo China, Sequoia Capital, Fan Zhang, Jack Ma, Meg Whitman, Zhou Hongyi VentureBeat Community [...]

]]> By: Venturesprout - » How did Ebay lose China? http://venturebeat.com/2006/09/26/is-ebay-pulling-out-of-china/comment-page-1/#comment-6230 Venturesprout - » How did Ebay lose China? Thu, 26 Oct 2006 04:12:22 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2006/09/26/is-ebay-pulling-out-of-china/#comment-6230 [...] Here’s Pacific Epoch’s take and an earlier rumor about a Tencent investment/acquisition, and Silicon Beat’s take. [...] [...] Here’s Pacific Epoch’s take and an earlier rumor about a Tencent investment/acquisition, and Silicon Beat’s take. [...]

]]> By: Ron Mahabir http://venturebeat.com/2006/09/26/is-ebay-pulling-out-of-china/comment-page-1/#comment-5715 Ron Mahabir Thu, 28 Sep 2006 08:18:15 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2006/09/26/is-ebay-pulling-out-of-china/#comment-5715 Interesting that the eBay spokesperson did not outright deny the supposed sale of operations. It would be surprising to see this happen, in light of the significant and expanding market opportunity. Ron Mahabir, University of the West Indies Interesting that the eBay spokesperson did not outright deny the supposed sale of operations. It would be surprising to see this happen, in light of the significant and expanding market opportunity.

Ron Mahabir, University of the West Indies

]]> By: Sage http://venturebeat.com/2006/09/26/is-ebay-pulling-out-of-china/comment-page-1/#comment-5694 Sage Wed, 27 Sep 2006 04:36:46 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2006/09/26/is-ebay-pulling-out-of-china/#comment-5694 http://www.pacificepoch.com/blog/76606_0_22_0_C/ Shanghai Daily is running ''Report: Tom.com to buyout eBay China, PayPal'', quoting a "well informed source". Kudos to Matt Marshall of VentureBeat for picking up the Shanghai Daily story... http://www.pacificepoch.com/blog/76606_0_22_0_C/

Shanghai Daily is running ”Report: Tom.com to buyout eBay China, PayPal”, quoting a “well informed source”.

Kudos to Matt Marshall of VentureBeat for picking up the Shanghai Daily story…

]]> By: will http://venturebeat.com/2006/09/26/is-ebay-pulling-out-of-china/comment-page-1/#comment-5689 will Wed, 27 Sep 2006 01:58:56 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2006/09/26/is-ebay-pulling-out-of-china/#comment-5689 This is a resurfacing of a rumour that appeared in March of this year. not sure why it wasnt picked up by american press at the time cause it was hyped to death by the chinese press in march. This is a resurfacing of a rumour that appeared in March of this year. not sure why it wasnt picked up by american press at the time cause it was hyped to death by the chinese press in march.

]]> By: RisingSunofNihon http://venturebeat.com/2006/09/26/is-ebay-pulling-out-of-china/comment-page-1/#comment-5688 RisingSunofNihon Tue, 26 Sep 2006 22:44:15 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2006/09/26/is-ebay-pulling-out-of-china/#comment-5688 Assuming that story is true, this makes me wonder why eBay has so much trouble in major Asian markets? eBay is hardly a player in the Japanese online auction industry, where Yahoo Auctions claims a majority of the market share. And now Taobao is doing the same to eBay in the Chinese market... Assuming that story is true, this makes me wonder why eBay has so much trouble in major Asian markets? eBay is hardly a player in the Japanese online auction industry, where Yahoo Auctions claims a majority of the market share. And now Taobao is doing the same to eBay in the Chinese market…

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