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

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Editor's note: 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 ability to run Android apps on Windows 11 via the Amazon Appstore. It will, of course, give users new ways to interact with their preferred apps and also offer Amazon much greater exposure on the Windows platform. Microsoft is all in on Android The ability of Windows 11 to run Android apps appears to be a surprising swerve but is definitely not out of the blue. After dropping out of the battle of mobile platforms, Microsoft has been trying to …