'With Windows 11, we have a renewed sense of Windows' role in the world,' Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said while announcing the new software Thursday. (Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella even told a reporter he'd be happy to accept FaceTime onto Microsoft computers.) There's already a Microsoft Teams app for Mac, iPhones and Androids. Microsoft's building its Teams software into Windows in a similar way as Apple's FaceTime is built into Macs - except Microsoft doesn't want it to be exclusive. The company's expanding its support for the Android app for example, allowing people to more easily run phone apps on their computer. The software giant said Thursday that its next major version of Windows will launch as a free upgrade this fall, offering a host of new features that in some ways appear designed to position Microsoft as the company whose products work with ones from Apple, Google and pretty much anyone else.
But with Windows 11, Microsoft wants to break that mold. There's also Google land, whose Android software powers an array of phones, tablets and computers. There's Apple world, which includes the Mac computer, iPhones and iPads, all designed to work together to help you share files, video chat and watch TV as easily as possible. When you choose a computer or smartphone to buy these days, you have to pick between several factions. Windows 11 will be available this holiday as a free upgrade.
