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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I track enterprise software application development & data management. What’s it like to produce an open source product designed ...

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's relationship with Xamarin, a mobile app development startup, is a great example of how it's opening up to work with other vendors' platforms. Xamarin's software lets Microsoft developers ...

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 ...

Microsoft on Wednesday announced that it has reached an agreement to acquireXamarin, a platform provider for mobile app development. Xamarin’s platform will be used in conjunction with Microsoft’s ...

Previously in this series, we discussed Microsoft’s (MSFT) recent acquisition of Xamarin. Microsoft’s Xamarin’s buyout appears to be aimed at attracting developers who are keen to create applications ...

Microsoft today announced it was open sourcing the technology behind its newly acquired Xamarin cross-platform mobile app development software, along with making Xamarin freely available in Visual ...

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 ...

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 ...

Microsoft has purchased Xamarin, a startup that helps developers write apps once and have them work on any smartphone or operating system, according to an official blog entry. It's a crucial buy for ...