The Silicon Valley giant said it made the change last year because it was difficult to keep up with every occasion, but some users questioned the decision.
He was among the first backers of Apple Computer and 3Com, earning windfalls, but it was his humaneness that distinguished him from other venture capitalists.
The tech giantβs sales of apps and services helped profit grow 7 percent from a year ago, even as the company contended with slumping sales in China.
As Mark Zuckerberg and other tech titans have embraced President Trump and muffled internal dissent at their companies, their mostly left-leaning employees have objected with subtle acts of defiance.
The federal law banning TikTok has revealed a major schism among American tech companies: Some are willing to flout the law β and some, including Apple and Google, are not.
The Chinese-owned company said it would cut off its services unless the U.S. assures Apple, Google and other companies that they would not be punished for hosting and distributing TikTok.