Microsoft has moved to capitalise on Google’s threat to shut its search engine in Australia, throwing its weight behind efforts to make Big Tech pay for news content and offering to transfer small businesses to its rival service Bing at no cost.
The Seattle-based company on Wednesday slammed Google’s threat to exit Australia over the news media bargaining code and said it fully supported a draft law aimed at forcing technology groups to pay news providers for content.
“One thing is clear: while other tech companies may sometimes threaten to leave Australia, Microsoft will never make such a threat,” said Brad Smith, Microsoft’s president, in a statement. “We are committed to supporting the country’s national security and economic success.”
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