Microsoft says commitment to Chinese users remains unchanged after updating terms of service

Proposed changes to Microsoft’s services agreement were first published on the company’s Chinese website on Aug 1. — SCMP

An update from Microsoft at the beginning of this month to its terms of service sparked online speculation in China that it could be preparing to pull out of the country amid rising tech tensions between Beijing and Washington – but the US tech giant has now stepped in to quash the gossip.

“Rumours circulated by some social media about Microsoft’s global update of its services agreement are not true,” Microsoft said in a statement on Monday. “Our commitment to provide services to Chinese users remains firmly unchanged.”