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Microsoft to end its Android apps on Windows 11 subsystem in 2025 (www.theverge.com)
submitted 8 months ago by misk@sopuli.xyz to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 85 points 8 months ago (1 children)

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 92 points 8 months ago (5 children)

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

[–] Aetherians@lemmy.world 30 points 8 months ago

And it's also not publicly available for everyone.

[–] harsh3466@lemmy.ml 20 points 8 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] paraphrand@lemmy.world 12 points 8 months ago (1 children)

But third party app stores are so popular!

[–] Prandom_returns@lemm.ee 3 points 8 months ago

If that's a dig at the recent Apple vs. EU, you've missed the point completely.

[–] pete_the_cat@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago

I never even knew this was a thing until now.

[–] accideath@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago

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.

[–] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 7 points 8 months ago

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.