Friday, August 13, 2010

China Mobile's Search For Growth

You can never really tell what a company's management team will come up with when thinking about how to fuel the next leg of growth. While I can understand why China Mobile (NYSE: CHL), China's largest mobile phone company, might want to diversify and deploy some of its substantial cash holdings, I was initially a little surprised by the latest idea. 

According to a very brief announcement from Xinhua News Agency, China Mobile and Xinhua are going to collaborate to launch a new search engine company in China. So, a company that has enjoyed a sizable market share virtually from the first day of operation is volunteering to challenge Baidu (Nasdaq: BIDU) and Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) on their home turf. 


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