Recently, the news around Microsoft is very often related to the topic of the acquisition of Activision Blizzard. However, the plans of the Redmond technology giant probably go even further. In an interview with the Financial Times, the head of Xbox, Phil Spencer, spoke about Microsoft's intentions to launch an application store focused on games for Android a iOS. "We want to be in a position where we can offer Xbox and content from us and our third-party partners on any screen that someone wants to play on," Spencer said.
However, he himself admitted at the same time that this is not possible on mobile devices at the moment. He also expressed the idea that in the future there could be a facility opening with Androidin the iOS and society wants to be prepared in this direction.
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Currently Apple third party app stores on iOS does not allow The same was true in the case Androidu until the Competition Commission of India (CCI) decision came with the requirement that Google open up its platform in India. However, the company said it plans to appeal some aspects of the CCI's decision.
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Despite the obstacles standing in Microsoft's way, Spencer's words reveal that the company is looking forward to the day when its app store can be made available to Android a iOS. India's decision is the first step on a path that could lead to other countries requiring Google and Apple have opened up their ecosystem. In fact, the new European Union rules contained in Act on digital markets (Digital Markets Act), which aims to increase competition in the field of applications, could mean that we will see such a change sooner than we expected.
