Well that's somewhat unexpected. Wonder what so valuable in their source code that they would choose this route. The entire app from the ground up seems pretty unremarkable at the surface level. I guess their algorithm could have some proprietary value, but even then, Microsoft – at the very least – should have the ability to far surpass whatever they've created.
I don't really want to pointlessly speculate with a tinfoil hat, so I'll just leave it at that. This move is a bit unexpected, to say the least.
I'd be grateful if TikTok was outright banned in the US, though. Maybe kids would regain a bit of their attention span.
I still think they will sell some version of it. Their spy portions are probably deep into the code, so it will take time to make another version without it. I don't think they would screw around with companies before the deadline if they were not going to sell it anyway.
It's valuable on its own like Vine, Instagram, and Snapchat combined, but the source code must look like a mess with all the spyware parts in it.
They're probably making a second version of TikTok as we speak.
Well that's somewhat unexpected. Wonder what so valuable in their source code that they would choose this route. The entire app from the ground up seems pretty unremarkable at the surface level. I guess their algorithm could have some proprietary value, but even then, Microsoft – at the very least – should have the ability to far surpass whatever they've created.
I don't really want to pointlessly speculate with a tinfoil hat, so I'll just leave it at that. This move is a bit unexpected, to say the least.
I'd be grateful if TikTok was outright banned in the US, though. Maybe kids would regain a bit of their attention span.
I still think they will sell some version of it. Their spy portions are probably deep into the code, so it will take time to make another version without it. I don't think they would screw around with companies before the deadline if they were not going to sell it anyway.
It's valuable on its own like Vine, Instagram, and Snapchat combined, but the source code must look like a mess with all the spyware parts in it.
They're probably making a second version of TikTok as we speak.
Big user base and ad reach.