According to a new patent, Apple could be working on the development of all-glass products.

Apple responded that it has never worked with any government agencies, and never allowed the installation of backdoors in its operating system for use by the NSA, or other US government agencies.

In Satya Nadella’s email to his employees, he formally announces his intention to steer Microsoft away from a platform-dependent eco-system, to a cloud-based range of devices that will be considerably closer to Google’s business model.

A security risk through the Adobe Flash Player system has led Apple to release a new version of the product.