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> Microsoft has chosen to block access from those devices to its corporate resources because they lack Google’s mobile services in the country, the message said
by londons_explore 2y ago
> Microsoft has chosen to block access from those devices to its corporate resources because they lack Google’s mobile services in the country, the message said.
Basically the companies internal apps require Google play services, which don't work properly in China.
They don't work properly due to being blocked by the Chinese government due to a dispute stemming from cyberattack by China on Google in ~2012.
Buying everyone an iPhone at the cost of presumably $Millions seems like an expensive workaround.
- curt15 2y agoHow secure are the Chinese versions of whatever central services iPhones connect to in China? And do iPhones require any analogue of Google Play Services in the first place?
- daghamm 2y agoApple has different servers for China and enforces whatever rules was dictated by CCP. Google simply refused to accept that and stayed out of the country. The Chinese Android-ish phones are basically doing whatever CCP believes is best for you
- delfinom 2y agoThey don't require Google Play Services. They require the Google Play Store to distribute apps. Even Microsoft Intune has no options to simply deploy apps directly (by taking the installer permission) but instead has you provide store urls. I imagine they had employees side loading the apk if they were using android.