{"id":56512,"date":"2024-07-09T06:32:05","date_gmt":"2024-07-09T06:32:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/microsoft-china-staff-cant-log-on-with-an-android-so-redmond-buys-them-ithings\/"},"modified":"2024-07-09T06:32:05","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T06:32:05","slug":"microsoft-china-staff-cant-log-on-with-an-android-so-redmond-buys-them-ithings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/microsoft-china-staff-cant-log-on-with-an-android-so-redmond-buys-them-ithings\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft China staff can&#8217;t log on with an Android, so Redmond buys them iThings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft China will provide staff with Apple devices so they can log on to the software giant&#8217;s systems.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Register<\/em> confirmed this odd state of affairs today after Bloomberg <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2024-07-08\/microsoft-orders-china-staff-to-switch-from-android-phones-to-iphones-for-work\">reported<\/a> that Microsoft China has told its workers to stop using Android devices in the workplace \u2013 because they can&#8217;t be used for authentication.<\/p>\n<p>A Microsoft spokesperson sent us the following statement:<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s a remarkable statement, for a couple of reasons. For one, China does not lack for app stores: local giants Tencent, Huawei, and Oppo all run Android app stores. Porting an app for distribution in those stores is not a chore that should terrify Earth&#8217;s largest software developer.<\/p>\n<p>Yet Microsoft appears not to want to make that effort.<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"condor\" data-xsm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-sm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-md=\",fluid,mpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=2&amp;c=2ZozupTkWsROW@@I8WLRl2wAAAFI&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=2&amp;c=2ZozupTkWsROW@@I8WLRl2wAAAFI&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p>For another, side-loading apps by uploading a .APK is a possibility, but Microsoft evidently won&#8217;t go there, either.<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"falcon\" data-xmd=\",fluid,mpu,leaderboard,\" data-lg=\",fluid,mpu,leaderboard,\" data-xlg=\",fluid,billboard,superleaderboard,mpu,leaderboard,\" data-xxlg=\",fluid,billboard,superleaderboard,brandwidth,brandimpact,leaderboard,mpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44ZozupTkWsROW@@I8WLRl2wAAAFI&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D4%26raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44ZozupTkWsROW@@I8WLRl2wAAAFI&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D426raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<div class=\"adun_eagle_desktop_story_wrapper\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"mid\" data-raptor=\"eagle\" data-xxlg=\",mpu,dmpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33ZozupTkWsROW@@I8WLRl2wAAAFI&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33ZozupTkWsROW@@I8WLRl2wAAAFI&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Some vendors also offer private app stores. Again, Microsoft&#8217;s not chosen such offerings.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s also seemingly ignored its own tech: the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2024\/03\/05\/windows_subsystem_android\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Windows Subsystem for Android<\/a> that makes it possible to run Android apps inside Windows 11. Yes, that service relied on Amazon&#8217;s app store, and Microsoft binned it just 18 months after launch. But the code presumably remains intact somewhere within Redmond&#8217;s vaults.<\/p>\n<p>Buying a few iPhones is, however, probably cheaper and easier than bothering to stand up an internal app store \u2013 especially after Microsoft <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2024\/05\/17\/microsoft_china_staff_relocate\/\" rel=\"noopener\">offered to move hundreds of its Chinese staff<\/a> to other nations and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2024\/07\/03\/microsoft_china_stores_close\/\" rel=\"noopener\">closed all of its retail stores<\/a> in China.<\/p>\n<p>The political cost of this move is harder to calculate. Microsoft&#8217;s actions are effectively a vote of no confidence in China&#8217;s mobile ecosystem, given it won&#8217;t trust local app stores or adopt side-loading for Android devices that connect to local networks. Microsoft has reason to doubt China, which it <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2023\/09\/06\/microsoft_stolen_key_analysis\/\" rel=\"noopener\">accuses<\/a> of acquiring a golden cryptographic key and using it to access email accounts belonging to US government officials.<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"falcon\" data-xsm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-sm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-md=\",fluid,mpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44ZozupTkWsROW@@I8WLRl2wAAAFI&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D4%26raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44ZozupTkWsROW@@I8WLRl2wAAAFI&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D426raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p>Nadella and co may not have much to lose, in the long term, by taking a hard line in China. The Middle Kingdom is pushing to replace Western tech products with home-grown creations and undertaking actions such as <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2023\/09\/07\/china_government_reportedly_bans_iphones\/\" rel=\"noopener\">banning use of Apple devices<\/a> by workers in some government offices.<\/p>\n<p>Just what happens if a Microsoft worker needs to authenticate using an iThing while in a Chinese government office is anyone&#8217;s guess. \u00ae<\/p>\n<p> READ MORE <a href=\"https:\/\/go.theregister.com\/feed\/www.theregister.com\/2024\/07\/09\/microsoft_china_apple_google_authentication\/\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google&#8217;s absence creates software distribution issues not even mighty Microsoft can handle Microsoft China will provide staff with Apple devices so they can log on to the software giant&#8217;s systems.\u2026 READ MORE 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