Microsoft president Brad Smith held an impromptu press conference after protesters gained access to a building at the company's headquarters and held a sit-in in his office. The protesters belonged to No Azure for Apartheid and demanded termination of Microsoft contracts with the Israeli government and military. Microsoft launched an investigation after reports that Azure was being used for surveillance of Palestinians; the company disputed some findings while investigating others. Seven people were involved, including two Microsoft employees, and were removed by Redmond police. Smith condemned the occupation and alleged planting of listening devices and affirmed ongoing efforts to determine what happened.
"Obviously, this was an unusual day," he said, the camera shaking as he spoke.
"committed to ensuring its human rights principles and contractual terms of service are upheld in the Middle East."
"We are working every day to get to the bottom of what's going on, and we will," Smith said.
"When seven folks do as they did today, storm a building, occupy an office, lock other people out of the office, plant listening devices - even in crude form, in the form of telephones, cellphones hidden under couches and behind books - that's not ok,"
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