I think the odd thing for me, is this just after Microsoft abruptly shut down Mixer.
Why is this odd? They seem like very different products to me.
Microsoft to continue discussions on potential TikTok purchase in the US
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Re: Microsoft to continue discussions on potential TikTok purchase in the US
#12Earlier quoted context omitted.
Other companies are also in talks, but Microsoft is the furthest along/having the best chance.
More to the point, Microsoft is the company least involved in social media that has the largest warchest. No way Congress or the administration would condone any of the companies whose CEOs testified on Capitol Hill this week buying TikTok.
> More to the point, Microsoft is the company least involved in social media that has the largest warchest
Probably not, no matter how you prioritize the two prongs of that, and no matter which construction of war chest size you take, since Alphabet and Apple both less social media involvement (though Alphabet has tried in the past to have more) and more cash on hand, while both Apple and Amazon have less social media involvement and greater market cap.
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#13Why didn't Microsoft buy Vine when Twitter was struggling a few years ago?
Vine was married to Twitter for login / registration. It made the most sense for Twitter to buy it. Microsoft's hitting a momentum of growth currently, which might be a good time for them to make some acquisitions, they've also started booting back up some of their game studios as well.
Re: Microsoft to continue discussions on potential TikTok purchase in the US
#14Earlier quoted context omitted.
Other companies are also in talks, but Microsoft is the furthest along/having the best chance.
More to the point, Microsoft is the company least involved in social media that has the largest warchest. No way Congress or the administration would condone any of the companies whose CEOs testified on Capitol Hill this week buying TikTok.
Whether you want to dance (TikTok) or code (github), we got you covered.
Re: Microsoft to continue discussions on potential TikTok purchase in the US
#15> The discussions with ByteDance will build upon a notification made by Microsoft and ByteDance to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). For me, this was the first time I've actually had to do a lot of thinking about CFIUS and its implications. I definitely didn't understand the scale and impact of CFIUS before, but now I'm at least aware of the power. I'm undecided as to whether or not th…
See also the case of Grindr and CFIUS, for instance https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/04/03/why-is-us...
Re: Microsoft to continue discussions on potential TikTok purchase in the US
#16Earlier quoted context omitted.
More to the point, Microsoft is the company least involved in social media that has the largest warchest. No way Congress or the administration would condone any of the companies whose CEOs testified on Capitol Hill this week buying TikTok.
Whether you want to dance (TikTok) or code (github), we got you covered.
> Whether you want to dance (TikTok) or code (github),
Or work (LinkedIn)
Re: Microsoft to continue discussions on potential TikTok purchase in the US
#17On the one hand, this is probably a good move made for the wrong reasons.
On the other, I feel like if we're going to force a divestment in the name of national security for a social media app, maybe we should have all our social media apps operating domestically abide by strong privacy protections and data isolation policies.
Re: Microsoft to continue discussions on potential TikTok purchase in the US
#18Earlier quoted context omitted.
More to the point, Microsoft is the company least involved in social media that has the largest warchest. No way Congress or the administration would condone any of the companies whose CEOs testified on Capitol Hill this week buying TikTok.
Technically Microsoft owned 1.6% shares before Facebook's IPO, and last information I could get it had sold 20% of the proceeds post-IPO in 2012, so they are somewhat involved in social media. [1] https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-offloads-20-percent-...
Yeah, you're right. That investment means they are somewhat involved in social media.
Re: Microsoft to continue discussions on potential TikTok purchase in the US
#19“MY STYLE of deal-making is quite simple and straightforward. I aim very high, and then I just keep pushing and pushing and pushing to get what I’m after.”
“I've read hundreds of books about China over the decades. I know the Chinese. I've made a lot of money with the Chinese. I understand the Chinese mind.”
― Donald Trump, Trump: The Art of the Deal [1]
[1]https://www.amazon.com/Trump-Art-Deal-Donald-J/dp/0399594493
Re: Microsoft to continue discussions on potential TikTok purchase in the US
#20Why didn't Microsoft buy Vine when Twitter was struggling a few years ago?
Vine was married to Twitter for login / registration. It made the most sense for Twitter to buy it. Microsoft's hitting a momentum of growth currently, which might be a good time for them to make some acquisitions, they've also started booting back up some of their game studios as well.
Grandfathering existing user's Twitter login then having all new users use a new login system would not have been hard.