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Ouch! Microsoft Offers Apple Phones to Employees

But who’s the bad guy here?

Anthony (Tony/Pcunix) Lawrence 👀

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3 min readJul 9, 2024

A cartoon illustrating the confusion and complexity of Microsoft asking employees in parts of China to switch to Apple iPhones. The scene shows a Microsoft employee holding an Android phone with a confused expression, while a Microsoft representative hands them an Apple iPhone. In the background, there are two large figures representing Google and Apple. The Google figure has its arms crossed and is shaking its head, while the Apple figure is smiling and holding a ‘compliance’ sign. — AI image by ChatGPT from my prompt

Microsoft has asked employees in parts of China to switch to Apple phones, which Microsoft will provide. So many bells ring in that sentence that I’m not at all sure what to make of it.

Why is it only parts of China? Why are they being asked rather than told? What is this all about?

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Google services and apps have been banned in China. That doesn’t include Hong Kong and Macau. Yeah, I’d never heard of Macau either but apparently it’s a group of islands that were formerly a Portuguese colony and now is treated like Hong Kong.

Macau - WikipediaMacau or Macao is a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China. With a population of about 710,000…
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China has tightened up restrictions on Google in mainland China because Google lets users see stuff on the…

FALL IN LINE

Ouch! Microsoft Offers Apple Phones to Employees

But who’s the bad guy here?

Microsoft ditches Android for Apple iPhones in China, citing security and authentication issues |…

Microsoft will provide employees using Android phones from companies such as Huawei and Xiaomi with an Apple iPhone 15…

Google

Macau - Wikipedia

Macau or Macao is a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China. With a population of about 710,000…

Written by Anthony (Tony/Pcunix) Lawrence 👀