[dropcaps style=’2′]Open Source’, ‘Microsoft’ and ‘iOS’… three terms that you would never have thought could reside in the same sentence in harmony. Until now. Many hardcore Xbox fans have been demanding Microsoft increase it’s power by taking on more “Only on Xbox” titles. Recent revelations, however suggest the company is heading in a different direction; one with cross platform support and open-source basis.[/dropcaps]
We know this vision thanks to, oddly enough, a job advertisement sent out by Microsoft asking for a Software Development Engineer to “create a modern framework that is open source, light-weight, extensible and scalable across various platforms including Windows Store, Windows Phone, iOS and Android.”
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[column_item]The aim of the software becomes clear when the tasks for the position include “win back our game developers from our competitors”.
“Working on the gaming technologies, you will collaborate with both internal partner teams across the company and external ecosystem partners to enable end-to-end gaming scenarios”. This is the scope of the project which the job position candidate would be working on and details how Microsoft will achieve this goal which is a departure from the mentality that the Xbox 360 and the Xbox One is all-or-nothing.[/column_item]
[column_item][testimonials user=’Microsoft’ email=” name=’Microsoft’ position=’Job Requirements Excerpt’ photo=’http://fnx.network/fnxnetwork/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/microsoft-80660_150.png’]“Win back game developers from our competitors… create a modern framework that is open source, light-weight, extensible and scalable across various platforms including Windows Store, Windows Phone, iOS and Android”[/testimonials][/column_item]
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iOS and Android users will know already it’s possible to get Office 365, Bing and SkyDrive on their devices despite not being Windows Phones or Tablets… It seems Microsoft is keen on getting their services out there rather than just products.
The new CEO of Microsoft Satya Nadella, who replaced Steve Ballmer, is a former technician and regarded around Microsoft as being services oriented.
With many products failing to meet standard expectations in sales and adoption, it seems to be a smart strategy to concentrate on providing services rather than pushing to selling undesirable products.