Trump pushing Microsoft to buy TikTok was ‘strangest thing I’ve ever worked on,’ says Satya Nadella https://t.co/XwfvkmX4aq pic.twitter.com/UTtEn56Ikx
— The Verge (@verge) September 28, 2021
Microsoft’s failed attempt to take over TikTok’s U.S. operation last year was “the strangest thing I’ve ever sort of worked on,” CEO Satya Nadella says. https://t.co/YNnGtv7aBV
— CNBC (@CNBC) September 28, 2021
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella calls Trump-driven Tiktok deal 'strangest thing' he's ever worked on https://t.co/gttwZEjsdu
— CNBC (@CNBC) September 28, 2021
the article about the talk: https://t.co/T4eAhqwHgg
— Rihard Jarc (@RihardJarc) September 28, 2021
“I have no idea” what’s happening now with TikTok, says Nadella. “At this point I’m happy with what I have.”
— nilay patel (@reckless) September 28, 2021
Microsoft CEO @satyanadella has joined @karaswisher at #CodeCon & within just a few minutes has shared leadership advice, what he learned from Steve Ballmer, Discord, & TikTok
— Recode (@Recode) September 28, 2021
Attend virtually to get caught up: https://t.co/9qZ6egs5dA pic.twitter.com/x6DTIBBNxj
Nadella:
— Dieter Bohn (@backlon) September 28, 2021
"TikTok came to us, we didn't come to TikTok ... But I was kind of intrigued by it. And then I guess the rest is history."
And much laughter.
Find yourself someone who is as happy about you as Satya Nadella is to *not* have to be trying to execute the TikTok deal under the Trump administration anymore… https://t.co/RZCIBvyLzP
— M.G. Siegler (@mgsiegler) September 28, 2021
Satya Nadella speaking about the failed TikTok/MSFT deal talks last year “President Trump had a particular point of view, and then it just dropped off," The US government had a "particular set of requirements, and then it just disappeared."
— Shirin Ghaffary (@shiringhaffary) September 28, 2021