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Other than the trademark and brand recognition, is there anything remaining that a US company would want to purchase and be able to use and support? Is the sour
by dhx 2y ago
Other than the trademark and brand recognition, is there anything remaining that a US company would want to purchase and be able to use and support? Is the source code written in English? Is TikTok using operating systems, software, scripts, etc that are only in common use within China and don't have ready replacements that a US company would want to alternatively use? Any proprietary software in use which is owned by a Chinese company that doesn't want to sell it? Has the Chinese parent company written excellent documentation in English that could be provided to a successful bidder to get a US team of developers ready to operate and support a sovereign US instance of TikTok?
Due to these likely and insurmountable problems, it appears that TikTok is already practically "banned" with 9-12 months notice period. "Banned" perhaps not in the sense of users being unable to access TikTok as hosted in data centres outside of the US (related: Apple being pressured into allowing sideloading), but perhaps "banned" from the perspective of sanctions blocking USD$16 billion in revenue in the US, and similar impacts to European revenue, etc.[1]
Will TikTok want to host offshore and cater to US/European customers even though they may receive no revenue from these customers due to financial blockages?
[1] https://www.ft.com/content/275bd036-8bc2-4308-a5c9-d288325b91a9 https://www.ft.com/content/275bd036-8bc2-4308-a5c9-d288325b9...
- xeromal 2y agoThe users are the most valuable part.
- abduhl 2y agoTo quote Judge Easterbrook from the 7th Circuit: So what? Who cares? If TikTok and its parent have been remiss in documentation or the ability of the entity to operate on its own in America then that’s their problem. When cigarette advertising was outlawed we didn’t ask whether there was a sufficient alternative advertising pipeline for the tobacco companies to access teens. The law only “bans” TikTok insofar as TikTok refuses to comply. You might say “this is beyond TikTok’s control because China won’t permit it” but why should the USA care about that?