From the “things that make you say hmmmm” department, comes this report from Bloomberg where they’ve seen a memo from Microsoft that tells Microsoft China employees that starting in September, only iPhones can be used for authentication purposes. Effectively killing Android phone usage in Microsoft’s Chinese operation:
The US company will soon require Chinese-based employees to use only Apple devices to verify their identities when logging in to work computers or phones, according to an internal memo reviewed by Bloomberg News. The measure, part of Microsoft’s global Secure Future Initiative, will affect hundreds of workers across the Chinese mainland and is intended to ensure that all staff use the Microsoft Authenticator password manager and Identity Pass app.
Staff who don’t already have an iPhone will be provided an iPhone 15. And this affects Chinese and Hong Kong employees. You have to wonder how the Chinese government will react to this as they will see this as a shot at them.
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Microsoft Bans Chinese Employees From Using Android Phones
From the “things that make you say hmmmm” department, comes this report from Bloomberg where they’ve seen a memo from Microsoft that tells Microsoft China employees that starting in September, only iPhones can be used for authentication purposes. Effectively killing Android phone usage in Microsoft’s Chinese operation:
The US company will soon require Chinese-based employees to use only Apple devices to verify their identities when logging in to work computers or phones, according to an internal memo reviewed by Bloomberg News. The measure, part of Microsoft’s global Secure Future Initiative, will affect hundreds of workers across the Chinese mainland and is intended to ensure that all staff use the Microsoft Authenticator password manager and Identity Pass app.
Staff who don’t already have an iPhone will be provided an iPhone 15. And this affects Chinese and Hong Kong employees. You have to wonder how the Chinese government will react to this as they will see this as a shot at them.
Get the popcorn ready.
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