Microsof Considering Making Android Aps Run on Windows 'Phones

From	True Satan <true_satan@fastmail.co.uk>
Newsgroups	comp.misc
Subject	Microsof Considering Making Android Aps Run on Windows 'Phones
Date	2014-02-13 13:42 +0000
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID	<ldii4r$bpm$6@dont-email.me> (permalink)

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 The Verge reported this "http://www.theverge.com/2014/2/12/5404098/
microsoft-considering-android-apps-on-windows" and it was followed up by 
"http://fossforce.com/2014/02/microsoft-considering-windroid/".

 I see FossForce as being right about the Android Aps issue...in short 
the aps would run poorly on a non-native platform, open MS to patent 
litigation and be an admission that their platform can't attract 
developers sufficiently well to be able to rely upon native aps. I don't 
accept their case regarding FirefoxOS Aps...briefly that as these as HTML
% merely having a fully HTML5 compliant browser would enable portage and 
thus give parity with FirefoxOS.

 Firstly when have we seen a Microsoft browser be fully standards 
compliant? Is it even likely that Redmond would construct one for their 
'phone platform without that being partnered by development on I.E. and 
would they ever be willing to have I.E. be fully standards compliant?

 Secondly given that FirefoxOS is stated as being aimed at low to mid 
tier devices and is attractive to manufacturers who offer value products 
that aren't likely to push any technological boundaries is Microsoft 
likely to be able to compete in such a commodity, price dominated, 
marketplace? Being compared to FirefoxOS is not likely to reflect well on 
a Redmond flagship product.

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Microsof Considering Making Android Aps Run on Windows 'Phones True Satan <true_satan@fastmail.co.uk> - 2014-02-13 13:42 +0000
  Re: Microsof Considering Making Android Aps Run on Windows 'Phones wjwlsn <ibillwilson@gmail.com> - 2014-02-13 10:11 +0000
    Re: Microsof Considering Making Android Aps Run on Windows 'Phones invis <invis@invis.net> - 2014-02-13 17:12 +0000
      Re: Microsof Considering Making Android Aps Run on Windows 'Phones wjwlsn <ibillwilson@gmail.com> - 2014-02-13 12:44 +0000
        Re: Microsof Considering Making Android Aps Run on Windows 'Phones RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-02-14 11:09 +0000
          Re: Microsof Considering Making Android Aps Run on Windows 'Phones invis <invis@invis.net> - 2014-02-14 11:19 +0000
            Re: Microsof Considering Making Android Aps Run on Windows 'Phones True Satan <true_satan@fastmail.co.uk> - 2014-02-14 12:35 +0000
          Re: Microsof Considering Making Android Aps Run on Windows 'Phones True Satan <true_satan@fastmail.co.uk> - 2014-02-14 12:30 +0000
          Re: Microsof Considering Making Android Aps Run on Windows 'Phones Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-02-14 16:26 +0200
            Re: Microsof Considering Making Android Aps Run on Windows 'Phones RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-02-14 14:58 +0000
            Re: Microsof Considering Making Android Aps Run on Windows 'Phones True Satan <true_satan@fastmail.co.uk> - 2014-02-14 14:59 +0000
              Re: Microsof Considering Making Android Aps Run on Windows 'Phones Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-02-14 18:45 +0200
                Re: Microsof Considering Making Android Aps Run on Windows 'Phones "q.kontinuum" <achsis_of_elvis@yahoo.com> - 2014-02-14 19:00 +0100
              Re: Microsof Considering Making Android Aps Run on Windows 'Phones "q.kontinuum" <achsis_of_elvis@yahoo.com> - 2014-02-14 18:17 +0100
                Re: Microsof Considering Making Android Aps Run on Windows 'Phones Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2014-02-15 09:26 -0500
                Re: Microsof Considering Making Android Aps Run on Windows 'Phones "q.kontinuum" <achsis_of_elvis@yahoo.com> - 2014-02-15 20:24 +0100

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