Microsoft’s Fluent Design System threatens to make Windows look good | Ars Technica

Microsoft’s Fluent Design System threatens to make Windows look good | Ars Technica: "Formerly known as Project Neon, the Microsoft Fluent Design System is the latest iteration in the development of Microsoft's look-and-feel for Windows."

Cares quite a bit...

Microsoft leaks Visual Studio for Mac, then scrubs the news • The Register

Microsoft leaks Visual Studio for Mac, then scrubs the news • The Register: "Microsoft Visual Studio, or something like it, will soon be available for macOS, a shift that reflects the company's effort to be more open toward non-Windows technology."

Brave new world.

Microsoft raids App Store for popular cross-platform email app | Cult of Mac

Microsoft raids App Store for popular cross-platform email app | Cult of Mac: "News of the Acompli acquisition was posted today on Microsoft’s company blog, with VP of Office, Rajesh Jha, saying the company plans to integrate the app into the Outlook redesign his team is currently working on."

Shows that iOS is an important platform to the software-mostly company.