Microsoft attempts to improve Android with new 'Garage' apps

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Google might not be interested in building apps for Windows Phone, but Microsoft isn?t holding any grudges. Starting today, the software giant is expanding its Garage project to give outsiders a chance to see what Microsoft employees create inside the company during their free time. Some of those projects might be iOS, Windows, or Android apps, but the really interesting ones, and the ones Microsoft is choosing to highlight today, are for Google?s Android operating system.

 

Microsoft Garage is a big change for the company, especially the idea of employees being encouraged to create cross-platform apps in their spare time. Other companies have similar initiatives, including Google's 20 percent program that lets employees spend time working on what they think will most benefit Google. "It does represent a new direction for the company," admit Jeff Ramos, the manager of Microsoft Garage. "We?re evolving our culture, wanting to get better with experimentation."

 

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