据报道，在谈判之初，据称微软并不愿意进行任何大规模收购，不过，若能部分持有TikTok，后者可能会放弃目前使用的谷歌云，并与微软Azure签约，立即成为微软 大的云客户之一。此外，TikTok还可能与微软70亿美元的广告业务合并。

It is reported that at the beginning of the negotiation, it was said that Microsoft was not willing to make any large-scale acquisition. However, if tiktok could be partially owned, the latter might give up the Google cloud currently used and sign a contract with Microsoft azure to immediately become one of Microsoft's largest cloud customers. In addition, tiktok is likely to merge with Microsoft's $7 billion advertising business.

微软在8月2日发布了一份关于收购TikTok美国业务的声明。然而，8月3日，特朗普表示，他宁愿微软全盘收购这款多达1亿美国人使用的应用。特朗普当时对记者表示，“我认为购买30%的股份很复杂。”

现在有几个投标人在和微软竞争，主要是甲骨文公司。据悉，银行家和投资者也联系过网飞和Twitter，但还不清楚他们是否感兴趣。报道称，无论如何，这场交易谈判已经演变成一部大而混乱的政治肥皂剧。

TikTok可能的交易价格在200亿到500亿美元之间，这取决于该公司被出售的部分。CNBC本月早些时候曾报道，微软正在讨论以100亿至300亿美元的价格收购TikTok。《纽约时报》援引消息人士称，与微软的交易将使TikTok在 以外的业务估值达到800亿美元。

Tiktok is likely to trade at between $20 billion and $50 billion, depending on what part of the company is being sold. CNBC reported earlier this month that Microsoft was discussing the acquisition of tiktok for $10 billion to $30 billion《 The New York Times quoted sources as saying that the deal with Microsoft would value tiktok's business outside China at $80 billion.

CNBC联系微软和TikTok时，两家公司均拒绝置评。