TikTok says no to Microsoft, but what about Oracle?

In a brief statement issued late last night, Microsoft revealed that it was out of the running to buy TikTok’s US operations. US President Donald Trump claims that TikTok (and other Chinese apps) pose a threat to national security and his administration has set a September 15 deadline for ByteDance, TikTok’s Chinese owner, to either sell US operations or shut them down. Microsoft’s statement says simply: ByteDance let us know today they would not be selling TikTok’s US operations to Microsoft. We are confident our proposal would have been good for TikTok’s users, while protecting national security interests. To do… [Continue Reading]