Microsoft Agrees To Buy Mobile App Developer Xamarin

February 25, 2016 |Mergers & Acquisitions

Microsoft agreed to buy mobile app developer Xamarin, it said Wednesday. In a blog post, Scott Guthrie, Microsoft's executive vice president-cloud and enterprise group, said Xamarin’s open cloud-based platform allows developers to share common code across iOS, Android and Windows apps while delivering native experiences for each, he said. Xamarin has more than 15,000 customers in 120 countries, including more than 100 Fortune 500 companies, said Guthrie. Terms weren't disclosed.