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Re:Bill Gates Calls Microsoft's TikTok Deal a Poisoned Chalice by hansmrtn on Saturday August 08, 2020 @09:24PM (#24096563)
Microsoft would enter a whole new market with the acquisition of TikTok and one that I think it is wholly unprepared for. Additionally, with the added complexity of working closely with the United States Government it is pretty clear the sort of gamble Microsoft would be taking with TikTok.
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Re:Bill Gates Calls Microsoft's TikTok Deal a Poisoned Chalice by consultanturnot on Sunday August 09, 2020 @02:07AM (#24097619)
> Additionally, with the added complexity of working closely with the United States Government

Microsoft works closely with the US Government [1] and has a Government Cloud [2]

[1] https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Contracts/Contract/Article/...

[2] https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/industry/government

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