IT giant Microsoft has reportedly announced a "strategic partnership" with Flipkart on Monday. Reports said that the strategic partnership was aimed at providing consumers in the country the best online shopping service."We are launching our strategic partnership together. I have always been an admirer what Flipkart has done, in not only starting e-commerce but now in payments and logistics. I'm pleased to announce that Flipkart has chosen Microsoft Azure as its exclusive public cloud platform", said Microsoft CEO Nadella.