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minus-squarethisisawayoflife@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·1 year agoThat would force them to adopt different languages internally though. I don’t know what they are doing these days, but something tells me it’s not kotlin and jetpack.
minus-squareSnot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·edit-21 year agoWhat about Windows subsystem for Android? https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/android/wsa/ It even gives developer options where you can sideload unsigned apk files for developing your own. I mean, they’ve at least made inroads with Android, it’s not impossible to consider them making moves in the area. It sure seems like they still do love their Embrace, Extend, Extinguish strategy.
minus-squarejollyrogue@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoThey’re already talking up .NET MAUI. Their cross-platform C# application UI. I’m also not sure MS cares that much if that gets them in the game.
That would force them to adopt different languages internally though. I don’t know what they are doing these days, but something tells me it’s not kotlin and jetpack.
What about Windows subsystem for Android?
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/android/wsa/
It even gives developer options where you can sideload unsigned apk files for developing your own.
I mean, they’ve at least made inroads with Android, it’s not impossible to consider them making moves in the area.
It sure seems like they still do love their Embrace, Extend, Extinguish strategy.
They’re already talking up .NET MAUI. Their cross-platform C# application UI.
I’m also not sure MS cares that much if that gets them in the game.