Microsoft sopa

This story originally appeared on The Sun and has been reproduced here with permission. January 1, pm Updated January 1, pm. Google is warning Android users about the Microsoft Teams app.

Google has sent Android users an essential warning about the Microsoft Teams app. When the Reddit user dialed their phone got stuck after it had run once. Microsoft offices stock image. The software maker issued the following statement: "We oppose the passage of the SOPA bill as currently drafted. Next Up In Policy. Sign up for the newsletter Verge Deals Subscribe to get the best Verge-approved tech deals of the week.

Just one more thing! Please confirm your subscription to Verge Deals via the verification email we just sent you. Email required. Additional information Published by Betis. Published by Betis. Developed by Betis. Approximate size 4. Age rating For all ages. Installation Get this app while signed in to your Microsoft account and install on up to ten Windows 10 devices. Publisher Info Sopa de Letras support.

Microsoft has long been one of the most ardent proponents of expanding U. It's little surprise that Web-based companies like Google, Facebook, and Twitter oppose SOPA, which is designed to make allegedly piratical Web sites virtually disappear from the Internet. They, and many civil liberties and human rights groups, worry that SOPA could jeopardize legitimate Web sites too.

But Redmond's skepticism is notable because unlike the Web companies, Microsoft earns nearly all of its revenue by licensing software--which can, of course, be pirated--and loses money on Bing and its online services division. What's even more telling is that Microsoft had enthusiastically endorsed a narrower version of the copyright bill, called Protect IP , earlier this year.

That concern about SOPA, which is heading toward a committee vote in the House of Representatives next month, led to a rare and embarrassing about-face on the part of the Business Software Alliance , a trade association that represents Microsoft's interests in Washington, D.