"For some people in India right now, sadly, it appears that they have no choice."<p>Of course they do. Google just isn't making it easy. Why misrepresent and sensationalize the situation? Anyone reading this article is going to quickly figure it out. All you really gain is 15 or 30 seconds of outrage from the reader until they realize that in fact any Orkut user in India is free to use competing services. In the end they will conclude you are stupid or a bad journalist for putting an obviously untrue spin on the situation.