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LinkedIn is pulling out of China, though Microsoft remains | Business Standard News

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Microsoft Corp is shutting down LinkedIn in China following increased regulatory scrutiny, but the firm has other businesses still exposed in the important market. While other tech behemoths — like Google and Facebook Inc. — have mostly stayed out of China, Microsoft’s search engine Bing and its cloud-based business software remain. In addition, its Windows operating system still dominates in China, the Wall Street Journal reported. LinkedIn is the only major US-owned social network operating in the country, where the government requires such platforms to follow strict rules and regulations. The Redmond, Washington-headquartered tech giant said it was pulling the…

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