![]() ![]() Update, 11:55 am PT: Microsoft and Sunrise confirmed the deal in blogs on their respective sites. Sunrise has a popular calendar app for iOS, Android and Mac, making it a natural complement to Acompli’s email strength as Microsoft seeks to expand Outlook for mobile devices. News timing gaffes aside, the moves show that Microsoft is really serious about bringing its services to rival platforms, a key part of the strategy undertaken by CEO Satya Nadella even as the company attempts to move forward with its own Windows Phone efforts. Microsoft had a similar case of premature excitement last year when it posted a blog notice early announcing its acquisition of email service Acompli. (It eventually decided to speed things up, announcing the deal in blog posts mid-morning. However, it wasn’t planning to make the announcement until later this week. ![]() It’s not a shocker since word of the deal leaked out last week. On Tuesday morning, the company posted a YouTube video confirming its purchase of calendar app Sunrise, a video it quickly made private. So excited, in fact, that the company can’t seem to keep from talking about its deals ahead of time. ![]() Microsoft is excited to be branching deeper into iOS and Android apps.
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