Comment on Microsoft bans China-based employees from using Android devices for work, mandates switch to iPhones

Resol@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• d00ery@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  And android phones are also made by Microsoft’s competitor in many fields.

  To me the bigger wtf, is why Apple has an App store there, but Android do not.

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  • Resol@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Android is being used by Microsoft now since Windows Phone didn’t really do very well. Their Surface Duo device runs Android. Windows 11 has a “Windows Subsystem for Android” feature… that uses the Amazon Appstore (and is actually getting phased out).

    And yeah, I have no idea why the Google Play Store isn’t available there, seems like a pretty weird decision. Can you tell I hate geoblocking?

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    • hamsterkill@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Google can’t operate Play Store in China because it closed its Chinese offices in response to China attempting to hack them (and several other corporations) back in 2010 (Operation Aurora).

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      • Resol@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Apple didn’t fall victim to this?

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• cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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  • Resol@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Trying to see if I can reply to a deleted comment, feel free to downvote since what I’m saying is completely irrelevant.

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