General Comments, page-1432

Doz, just so you're aware, a bitter pill to swallow for Microsoft I'm sure, but in the long run, a good decision -

Microsoft’s future is built on Google’s code

“We are excited to welcome Microsoft to the Android ecosystem. We look forward to working together to bring the best of both companies to users.”

Translation: “We won.”

Ever since Microsoft slunk out of the smartphone market, we’ve been waiting to see what the company’s mobile strategy under CEO Satya Nadella would be. The answer for Microsoft is to win at the app and services layer instead of the operating system layer.

https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/2/...gle-play-services-apps-android-browser-mobile