Microsoft China staff can't log on with an Android, so Redmond buys them iThings

Google's absence creates software distribution issues not even mighty Microsoft can handle

that Microsoft China has told its workers to stop using Android devices in the workplace – because they can't be used for authentication."Microsoft Authenticator and Identity Pass apps are officially available on the Apple and Google Play stores. Due to the lack of availability of Google Mobile Services in this region, we look to offer employees a means of accessing these required apps, such as an iOS device.

that makes it possible to run Android apps inside Windows 11. Yes, that service relied on Amazon's app store, and Microsoft binned it just 18 months after launch. But the code presumably remains intact somewhere within Redmond's vaults.US-China chip wars 'mainly ideological' says ex-ASML boss

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