The Windows 11 unveiling comes after a year in which the PC returned to the center of the technology experience for many people, amid lockdowns and stay-at-home orders due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The company also expanded its support for apps built using different software frameworks. In its announcement today, Microsoft said app developers will be able to use outside commerce platforms in the Microsoft Store on Windows starting July 28, and keep 100% of their revenue. Microsoft takes 15% for apps and 12% for games. Microsoft has been one of the most outspoken critics of the Apple App Store business model, in which Apple takes a 30% cut from large developers. Unfortunately, Microsoft has never seen it that way.” Our reaction is simple: choice is better than lock-in, open is better than closed, and fair competition is best of all. Update: Slack provided this statement from Jonathan Prince, its vice president of communications and policy: “Today, Microsoft announced that it is going to bundle Teams with Windows as well as Office.
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