On February 24, 2016, Microsoft (MSFT) announced its intention to acquire Xamarin, a mobile app development platform provider. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. However, according to ...

Since it began developing Windows 10 ($139.00 at Microsoft), Microsoft has dedicated itself to creating applications that provide a uniform Windows experience across smartphone, tablet, and desktop ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft will marry its newly acquired mobile development technology from Xamarin with its Visual Studio software development tools, expanding its offerings for developers who make ...

Microsoft today announced plans to acquire Xamarin, a San Francisco-based startup that lets developers build applications for a variety of different platforms using Microsoft’s C# programming language ...

Many .Net developers are abuzz about a rumored acquisition or major investment by Microsoft in Xamarin. CRN reported on March 17 that ""=""> that may lead to either an outright acquisition or ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I track enterprise software application development & data management. Microsoft has signed an agreement to acquire Xamarin, a ...

In its continuing push towards making its tools available across platforms, Microsoft announced Thursday that it will give Windows developers using .NET the native ability inside Visual Studio to ...

Microsoft wants its software to run everywhere, not just Windows, and its latest acquisition is another step towards that goal. Today Microsoft announced that it will buy Xamarin, a company that makes ...

At long last, Microsoft has bought Xamarin, This company's claim to fame is that with its Mono project, it's open-sourced a great deal of Microsoft's .NET Framework and C# language for Linux and more ...

After years of “will they, won’t they” speculation, Microsoft has finally announced it will purchase Xamarin, the company that brought native Android and iOS development into Visual Studio. The ...

In its continuing push towards making its tools available across platforms, Microsoft announced Thursday that it will give Windows developers using .NET the native ability inside Visual Studio to ...