Microsoft is reportedly in talks to buy TikTok's US operations

Post by mrweasel » Fri, Jul 31, 2020, 6:27 PM UTC

Post by ourmandave » Fri, Jul 31, 2020, 6:28 PM UTC

hyperdimension wrote: post #20

mensetmanusman wrote: post #15

Hopefully it will be rebranded MikMok or ZuneZok. This seems like a dumb move, why would MS want to get tied up in the horrors of social media when they have such a profitable empire. They couldn’t possibly tie in MicMok to Office 365 and have anything good come from it.

"Microsoft (R) Passport Live TikTok.NET 2020 Datacenter Edition, part of the Windows Live Social Dynamics suite"

Post by classified » Fri, Jul 31, 2020, 6:29 PM UTC

Lammy wrote: post #14

> Gasparino also reported the White House is "deeply concerned" about Microsoft's potential purchase and whether any Chinese investors would retain a stake in TikTok's US operations, citing unnamed sources. And there's the lede. Consider this "story in two headlines" from an earlier high-profile Microsoft acquisition: "NSA offering 'billions' for Skype eavesdrop solution" https://www.theregister.com/2009/02/12/nsa_of…

Post by todd3834 » Fri, Jul 31, 2020, 6:30 PM UTC

mrweasel wrote: post #22

But why? It doesn't fit into anything. Sure Microsoft has previously bought weird things, but lately they've been pretty focused. Why would they buy TikTok+

Post by haram_masala » Fri, Jul 31, 2020, 6:31 PM UTC

riffic wrote: post #3

Microsoft's ownership is a kiss of death. See: WebTV, Skype, Yammer, Hotmail, Groove, Danger, et cetera. The kids will always move on to something else.