Microsoft to end its Android apps on Windows 11 subsystem in 2025

misk@sopuli.xyz · 2 年前

reddig33@lemmy.world · 2 年前

So why kill it off? Security vector? No one using it? No way to monetize it? Support nightmare? Natella got bored with it? All of the above?

Evilcoleslaw@lemmy.world · 2 年前

I’m leaning more on nobody using it. Didn’t help that they partnered with Amazon for it.

Aetherians@lemmy.world · 2 年前

And it’s also not publicly available for everyone.

harsh3466@lemmy.ml · 2 年前

Could be because, iirc, Amazon is starting to move away from Android.

paraphrand@lemmy.world · 2 年前

But third party app stores are so popular!

pete_the_cat@lemmy.world · 2 年前

I never even knew this was a thing until now.

BearOfaTime@lemm.ee · 2 年前

And by default, it’s only available on 11. What percentage if the user base has switched.

You can run WSA on Win10, there’s a github for it.

accideath@lemmy.world · 2 年前

Doesn’t help either, that most Android apps are designed for touch screens and most windows machines don’t have one.

Also, when I tried it it was somewhat slow.