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As a user though, why would I get an operating system / device that can only run Android software when I can get a device that can run both Android and Windows

As a user though, why would I get an operating system / device that can only run Android software when I can get a device that can run both Android and Windows software? And as an Android dev, I now have an incentive to optimize for Microsoft device form factors, which is a lot easier to do and maintain than making a whole port And I don't see that there are too many developers who are now writing Windows desktop apps who will suddenly decide to rewrite for Android. Cos what apps are native? Stuff like CAD software, Unity, Photoshop, etc - stuff that has heavy complex UIs and wouldn't work well if at all in most Android contexts

rbanffy 5y ago
> when I can get a device that can run both Android and Windows software? That's the point. Over time, the volume of Windows-specific software should decrease because when you write for Android, you effectively target both platforms. > who will suddenly decide to rewrite for Android. That will be the case for a while, until there are Android devices with capabilities similar to a Windows computer. Apple neatly solved that with the M1-based iPads, as they are effectively more powerful than most Windows devices.