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It seems to me that both Google and Microsoft would benefit a lot if all Android applications were available on Windows. So I would not be surprised if they we
by petters 6y ago
It seems to me that both Google and Microsoft would benefit a lot if all Android applications were available on Windows.
So I would not be surprised if they were wording on it.
- pjmlp 6y agoWSL was born out of the ashes from Android for Windows experiment. https://www.theverge.com/2016/2/25/11117430/microsoft-android-apps-windows-10-port-dead https://www.theverge.com/2016/2/25/11117430/microsoft-androi... "Project Astoria - Android apps on Windows Phone - Build 2015 presentation" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zltNsxV5OeA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zltNsxV5OeA > Microsoft's first foray into achieving Unix-like compatibility on Windows began with the Microsoft POSIX Subsystem, superseded by Windows Services for UNIX via MKS/Interix, which was eventually deprecated with the release of Windows 8.1. The technology behind Windows Subsystem for Linux originated in the unreleased Project Astoria, which enabled some Android applications to run on Windows 10 Mobile.[17] It was first made available in Windows 10 Insider Preview build 14316.[18] -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Subsystem_for_Linux https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Subsystem_for_Linux