Nadella Transforms Microsoft, But Remains at Odds with Google Over Android Bundling
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Satya Nadella has transformed Microsoft since taking over as CEO from Steve Ballmer. He has been more open to working with rival companies like Apple.
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But Nadella remains at odds with Google's parent company Alphabet, even testifying against them in an antitrust lawsuit.
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In his testimony, Nadella said Google forces Android phone makers to make Google apps and services the default if they want access to the Google Play store. Without Google Play, Android phones are "bricks."
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Nadella noted that Google exists partly because of the antitrust case against Microsoft in 1998, which limited how Microsoft could bundle software by default in Windows.
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Windows remains an open platform where anyone can distribute software. The largest app store on Windows is Steam, not Microsoft's own store.