Two decades ago, Microsoft's attempts to crush competitors through its Windows software led a federal judge to declare it a monopoly.

Microsoft's move with Windows 11 marks the latest in a sea change for the world's most highly valued software company. Microsoft is building its Teams video chat into Windows 11. It's an area of calm, security, openness, and it's designed to be centered around you.' Windows 11 gives you a place that feels like home. 'And it's home for billions to do their jobs, live their dreams, connect with the people they love. It's an enduring platform for each one of us to create,' Microsoft product chief Panos Panay said when announcing new Surface laptop and handheld devices last month. 'Windows is a driving force for innovation. And Microsoft said it'd welcome Apple's FaceTime and other technologies on Windows 11 and in the Microsoft Store. He also told developers they're now allowed to sell programs on the Microsoft Store for little to no commission, a stark shift from Apple's and Google's 15% minimum take that's led to an avalanche of court cases, antitrust probes and proposed new laws around the world.

He pushed this point by inviting Google to bring its Google Play app store onto Windows. Read more: Windows 11 review: Familiar but fresh 'Windows is a platform where things that are bigger than Windows can be born.' 'Today, the world needs a more open platform - one that allows apps to become platforms in their own right,' he said.

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