Comment on Microsoft Ending Support For Windows Subsystem For Android

pycorax@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• TWeaK@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Windows Subsystem for Android hasn’t been as nearly as popular as Windows Subsystem for Linux itself and its scope was limited given the focus on the Amazon Appstore for obtaining Android apps.

  Sounds like no one was using it.

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  • goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    To the surprise of no one when it was limited by needing to use the Amazon App store

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    • fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      You could side load apps at least.

      But I don’t think the type of person who wants to use this feature also would want the Amazon app store installed on their device.

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      • TWeaK@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Also, don’t google offer some functionality for testing Android apps in Windows?

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    • IHawkMike@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Exactly. I decided to check it out a couple weeks ago and needing to install the Amazon app store was an instant nope.

      Was going to look into side-loading but I didn’t really have a use case to make it worth my time.

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• Boozilla@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Microsoft is working hard at sucking, from what I’ve seen the past few years.

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  • essteeyou@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I think they’ll be happy with their OpenAI investment.

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    • bobs_monkey@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Until the AI bubble goes kaplooey

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      • Tja@programming.dev ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        “the internet is just a passing fad”

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  • uzay@infosec.pub ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    years decades

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• EpicFailGuy@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  They’re probably doubling their efforts on native ARM apps

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