It's interesting that as Apple is standardizing on Java, and moving away from Objective C... Microsoft is doing what it always does - proprietary "standards":
Microsoft next week plans to unveil a new, Java-like software programming language intended to simplify the building of Web services using its software, sources said.
Microsoft executives said the new language, an easier-to-use version of the popular C++ language, is intended to drastically simplify and speed up software development as well as promote the company's Next Generation Windows Services (NGWS) initiative"
![Apple Watch Ultra 3 Drops to Record Low $599.97 on Amazon [Updated]](https://images.macrumors.com/t/99z85mg_XjeuFDPW3me6tOe0oOw=/112x112/article-new/2026/09/apple-watch-ultra-3-new.jpeg)
