Windows, Gates and a firewall: Microsoft's delicate castle in China

Though Microsoft closed its social network LinkedIn in China, the American tech giant has had reasonable success navigating the tight-rope of regulation in China over the years. — AFP

Microsoft, which will close its career-oriented social network LinkedIn in China, is one of the few US tech titans that have managed some success in the country.

The software giant has kept its business alive in China largely by complying with strict local laws, despite the communist nation's wide-reaching censorship.