4 ms·
I really don't see how their Android app support or WSL could realistically go from extend to extinguish. I don't think Microsoft's MO is to completely dominat
by babypuncher 5y ago
I really don't see how their Android app support or WSL could realistically go from extend to extinguish.
I don't think Microsoft's MO is to completely dominate your entire stack anymore. They just want to make sure they form some critical piece of it so you can't get rid of them.
- jimmygrapes 5y agoThe most effective virus is not that which kills its host, but makes the host dependent upon the virus
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 5y agoIf Microsoft extends their Android implementation to provide new features before Android itself does, and these features become popular, then all Microsoft would have to do is start putting out their own "Android" phones to begin eating the market. WSL, I'll admit, will be trickier to convert. However, they have decades of experience at this so don't put it past them to figure it out.
- WorldMaker 5y agoGiven Microsoft is using/embracing Amazon's replacements for "Google Play Services" isn't the threat here more that Amazon might finally extend Android after a decade of trying and failing? (Whether or not you agree that "Google Play Services" is already that EEE play, the incumbent, seemingly not going anywhere, and Microsoft/Amazon are playing underdog in this game.)