Meanwhile: #Microsoft
Tencent and Microsoft have struck a deal that will see the Chinese gaming giant's Android wares available on the Microsoft Store, and playable on Windows PCs.
/nosanitize
https://news.microsoft.com/zh-cn/%e8%85%be%e8%ae%af%e5%ba%94%e7%94%a8%e5%ae%9d%e4%b8%8e-microsoft-store-%e8%be%be%e6%88%90%e5%90%88%e4%bd%9c%ef%bc%8cwindows-%e5%8f%af%e7%9b%b4%e6%8e%a5%e8%bf%90%e8%a1%8c%e7%a7%bb%e5%8a%a8%e5%ba%94/
A Microsoft China announcement explains the deal means Windows users can install mobile apps on their PCs. It quotes Tencent veep Lin Songtao expressing his enthusiasm about the size of the PC market, and plans to help developers to ensure their products run in Microsoft's OS.
there's more! Microsoft's announcement sneaks in a mention that Intel and Tencent have worked together on an upgraded Android engine that will allow mobile apps running under Windows to take advantage of PC hardware
https://www.theregister.com/2024/05/29/microsoft_tencent_china_appstore_link/