Microsoft's rescue attempt of TikTok endears old company to new generation

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Microsoft has emerged as a savior to young users of TikTok, who praised the tech industry giant for trying to buy parts of the social media company's operations, in hopes of avoiding a U.S. shutdown.

- Microsoft has emerged as a savior to young users of TikTok, who praised the tech industry giant for trying to buy parts of the social media company’s operations, in hopes of avoiding a U.S. shutdown.

A look at Microsoft’s track record on recent acquisitions, including building game Minecraft in 2014 and business networking site LinkedIn in 2016, could validate TikTok users’ optimism, analysts said. JT Casey, a TikTok user with 2.8 million followers, said he was initially worried about the idea of Microsoft’s ownership, but concluded there is a potential change that could benefit video creators.

 

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Rescue? Who said anything about rescue? You've been smoking your own supply, - TikTok are definitely not in trouble. How about this - 'Microsoft told to acquire Chinese firm as a smash-and-grab operation motivated by the ongoing hostilities between the US and China'?

This is a pretty cute wrapper for the neo-Nazi regime's attempt to swallow someone else's business...

The forced sale of a Chinese tech company by the US administration, to a US tech company, should be seen for what it is; state sponsored corporate terrorism. Microsoft are simply exploiting the situation to gain a foothold on the social media platform bandwagon.

Doesn't Microsoft sell facial recognition technology and tracking data to government agencies? I don't think I am racist enough to care which dominant ethnicity runs my evil company?

Feeric propaganda.🤦‍♀️

MS-DOS C:\\ tic.toc Marriage made in heaven

Jfc. It's a fucking marketing company, not a technology company.

Is Tik Took on the brink of collapse?(I mean business wise,not the Trump effect) Is it owned by MS?🤔

Rescue? Its a chinese communist weapon

They gonna combine it with teams and then everyone will stop using it.

rescue attempt? The US mafia is literally trying to steal a company and you are calling it “recue”?

It's not a 'Rescue attempt'. It's benefiting from Trump using MAFIA TACTICS to Force a company to Sell.

Yes, truly altruism on the part of Microsoft. Do you just get a press release from Microsoft and change the type face?

Would be better just to kill it.

If Trump allows it because he now tells businesses how they can trade

Might endear itslef to the old generation too if TikTok can replace PowerPoint for business presentations?

'Rescue' lol more like seize attempt along with US goverment.

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