Microsoft is looking to challenge Apple and Google with its own system for consolidating health and fitness data from various fitness gadgets and mobile apps.
Microsoft is also releasing a USD 199 fitness band to work with this system.
As more athletes and recreationalists track their fitness, a chief frustration has been the inability to bring data from one gadget into an app made by a rival.
As a result, nutrition information might reside in one place, while data on calories burned might be in another. Consolidating data gives users and health professionals a bigger picture on health.
Microsoft Health follows the launch of Apple's HealthKit in September and Google Fit earlier this week.
Unlike rival systems, Microsoft Health will work with competing phones, not just those running Windows.
