There's been a tug of war between Google and the the powers that be. Maxthon, for the time being, is caught between the devil and deep blue sea.
I hope these issues will get resolved sooner than later. Maxthon is a world-class browser. Tony, I believe this is more of a corporate culture versus polity conflict than an issue solely about money. In today's modern world, it's very difficult to tie down and control all information, and, Google, for better or worse, has become the world's best vehicle for delivering information. Of course, what Google has gotten out of all of this is incalculable amounts of data. And who controls the data becomes, inevitably, the power behind the scenes. Yes, there's tons of money to be made, but there's even more to be gained than money -- lots of control!
Now, what do you do with, and how do you use, the vast amounts of data generated by the aggregating all this information? This is a problem that can create great conflict.
Maxthon is a powerful agent for change in China. Harmony will come sooner or later, I'm sure. I'm going to wait, but I will use Chrome browser in the meantime for reasons of browser security. But I want my Maxthon browser back ASAP!
Thanks for responding, my friends. I did not know this problem was affecting all the platforms of Maxthon, but that makes a lot of sense. I've been narrowly focused in my world of Linux -- another love of mine!
Thank you.