• Veto. Trump signs a decree that forces ByteDance to sell TikTok to a US company

The race for Tik Tok has just begun and it promises to be exciting. Microsoft is no longer alone in its interest to take over a part of the operations of the social network of the moment, a formula of short and generally funny videos in the hands of Chinese capital that Donald Trump has interpreted as a weapon of espionage and that he will not be able to operate in the United States if it is not in the hands of an American company. That is why it has given a period of 45 days to close the operation that sounded like a bilateral matter between ByteDance, the owner of Tik Tok, and the Seattle-based giant. But Oracle and the millions of one of its founders, Larry Ellison, have entered the scene this week.

Microsoft is the third most valuable company in the world - by market capitalization - and is looking to further diversify its portfolio to compete with the rest of the Silicon Valley giants. The operation, valued between 20,000 and 50,000 million dollars , would give visibility in an unprecedented field so far for the company founded by Bill Gates, social networks with direct access to the business of advertising and data sales.

At the forefront of the negotiations has been Satya Nadella , the CEO considered in his field as a kind of rock star, the man who closed the purchase of LinkedIn, launched the first laptop of the brand, put the company in the cloud business that has taken Microsoft's market capitalization to the stratosphere: $ 1.6 trillion from the $ 310 billion it was worth when he took the reins in 2014. His experience and charisma should be key in the negotiations.

However, Oracle seems better positioned . The relationship between Ellison and Trump could take precedence when it comes to tipping the balance on one side or the other. The millionaire who owns a dozen Malibu homes and the Indian Wells tennis tournament, among other achievements, is an avowed supporter of Trump's policy. He has already said that he is confident that he will be re-elected as president. "I support him and I want him to do well," he said.

Trump himself came to the fore this week to support him at an event in Yuma, Arizona. "I think Oracle is a great company and its owner is a tremendous guy . A tremendous person. I think Oracle could definitely handle it. Yeah. We've given them until September 15."

The move could be a powerful boost for Oracle , a brand less known to the general public than some of its competitors despite being an emporium, the second largest software company in the world behind Microsoft . Jim Cramer, a financial analyst and CNBC host of Mad Money, believes we are dealing with a "force of nature," in reference to Tik Tok, "an incredible company that could completely change the face of Oracle . " Data such as the 50 minutes a day that the 15 million users who connect to the application daily spend connected.

The problem is that the agreement only includes the acquisition of Tik Tok's operations in the US, Canada, New Zealand and Australia. If controlling a social network is already complicated, managing only four of its legs worldwide seems like a care problem.

Still, Tik Tok seems forced to sell after the accusations by Trump and his administration. "Tik Tok is not available in China. The data of its users in the US is stored in Virginia with a backup in Singapore and strict controls on employee access. Tik Tok has never provided the Chinese government with user data in The US, even if they had requested it. Any suggestion to the contrary is unfounded and manifestly false, "the company said in its defense. However, the forced change of hands seems imminent. It's either that or Trump's dictatorial veto.

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