Chrome OS can run graphical Linux software as well. While that opens up a world of possibilities, Google is hoping it will be used to develop apps for its platforms, namely the Web and Android.

Microsoft has set up a new landing page aimed at developers who use Windows and work with cross-platform developer tools such as Node.js, React, Java, Kotlin, Python, Xamarin, and Android Studio ...

This is a bold move that will attempt to cement .Net, C#, and Visual Studio as the dominant development platform across Windows, Linux, Android, iOS, and Mac -- and, well, it might just work.