Oversize #27: A Windows-Android embrace, courtesy Amazon

Back in 2014, at Google I/O, the search giant’s annual developer conference, Sundar Pichai, leading Android at the time, said, “We need to bring Android and Chrome to every screen that matters for users.”

Seven years later, Pichai, now the CEO of Google, would see the realization of his vision for Android.

Courtesy Microsoft, that is.

The first unveil of Windows 11, the next generation of Windows, last month revealed not just a significant visual refresh of the operating system but also a couple of strategic jabs at other platform providers, including Apple and Google. The standout announcement being the …

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Abhishek writes on technology trends, gadgets and SMBs, and has over a decade of experience—both as an industry watcher as well as a participant. He quit Microsoft in 2011 to become an independent digital consultant, and to write more, travel randomly, watch a lot of movies and wake up late on weekdays.

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