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This Week in Programming: Windows Opens Up to Android DevelopersCategory: android
If someone told you a few years ago that Windows would not only open up to running Linux, but would also release its own open source version of OpenJDK, you’d tell them they were crazy. But, in reality, both of those things have come to fruition, and now Microsoft has really turned down the temperature on hell by announcing that the next version of Windows would run Android apps.
We’re also pumped to announce that we are bringing Android apps to Windows for the first time,” writes Microsoft in its introductory blog post.
The addition of Android apps to Windows comes via the new Microsoft Store, which the company says it is trying to open further “to unlock greater economic opportunity for creators and developers.”
De Icaza compares the addition of Android apps to Windows to that of Apple bringing iOS apps to its own desktops, noting that “Windows is just another target for Android as far as the IDE is concerned, it runs under a VM.”
We’re also pumped to announce that we are bringing Android apps to Windows for the first time,” writes Microsoft in its introductory blog post.
The addition of Android apps to Windows comes via the new Microsoft Store, which the company says it is trying to open further “to unlock greater economic opportunity for creators and developers.”
De Icaza compares the addition of Android apps to Windows to that of Apple bringing iOS apps to its own desktops, noting that “Windows is just another target for Android as far as the IDE is concerned, it runs under a VM.”
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