How can there be a future for Windows on smartphones and tablets when Microsoft is encouraging developers to bring its apps from Apple and Google's ecosystem?

Android and iOS apps on Windows: What is Microsoft doing—and will it work? Running a competitor's apps has been done before. It hasn't worked.

Microsoft is releasing tools aimed at making it easier for developers to build iPhone, Android and Windows Phone 7 apps that use Windows Azure.

Apple’s iOS 12 is here, and that means there’s plenty of new turf to play on if you’re someone who likes to tinker with coding and development. Whether you’re new to app development or an old pro, you ...