One person close to ByteDance in India said there was a "deal in the works" with Microsoft for TikTok India but it fell through, according to the report
After all, this weekend's flurry of deal activity shows that not even the coronavirus can stifle M&A demand for long
TikTok could try to lower the risk for an acquirer by striking multiyear exclusive deals with its most popular American creators, the way that platforms like YouTube and Twitch have done
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US law states that presidential decisions blocking deals on national security grounds are not subject to judicial reviews
Microsoft is all set to launch its much-anticipated game streaming service called xCloud on September 15 for Android users in 22 countries
For a deal to work, they say, US firm will have to accept data localisation and keep servers in India
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
Microsoft entered China in 1992, helping to engineer the government's computer systems and installing special versions of Windows operating systems
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If successful, Microsoft will take over the app's operations in the US and potentially also in Canada, Australia and New Zealand
Microsoft made the announcement after its chief executive, Satya Nadella, talked with President Trump, who had threatened to ban the hugely popular social media company, which is owned by ByteDance
The president's interventions in company dealings based on his own instincts are a departure from the arm's-length approach of predecessors of either party
A rally in tech stocks and historic stimulus have lifted the S&P 500 to within 4% of its peak, but faltering macroeconomic data and a gridlock on more govt stimulus have made investors cautious
Microsoft on Sunday said it aims to complete a deal by Sept. 15 for TikTok's U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand operations
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The proposed acquisition of parts of TikTok, which boasts 100 mn US users, would offer Microsoft an opportunity to become a major competitor to social media giants such as Facebook and Snap Inc
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American software giant confirms talks to buy the short-video sensation that boasts more than 100 million users in the US alone