Has Google been spreading FUD to discourage computer makers from using an Android OS retooled to run on legacy computers? The maintainer of the Android-x86 Project has suggested that the Justice Department should investigate whether Google has been interfering with adoption of the open source code his community is developing. The release of the latest version of an open source Android OS to run as an alternative Linux distro may stall without Google’s support.
Could someone tell me what is the difference between Asus TX201LA and TD300LA ?
Both boot Android & Windows,
Both run on 4th gen Intel processors
TX201LA is not a real dual-boot device. You can consider it as a combined of two PCs -- one mobile CPU (Clovertrail+) on the tablet and one core-i cpu on the dock. The tablet runs Android while the dock runs the Windows. Needless to say, the cost is higher. On the other hand, TD300LA uses one core-i cpu to run both Android and Windows. Moreover, two OSes can co-exist at the same time. You can switch between the two OSes by a hotkey. One OS is suspended while the other is resumed.
I think Googles plan is for Android on smartphones/tablets and chromeos on laptops.
Retooling android for lowspec desktops and cheap laptops etc was not something they expected or wanted.
I'm not surprised, quite frankly, android users on the smartphone front find they want a cheap laptop in order to have the more traditional desk experience at a computer, but want something they are familiar with (i.e android), where they have lready learnt how to launch apps and how to navigate their system.
Then there is the large collection of 'apps' they might have built up (especially ones that money has been forked out for). This is another point where familiarity with an existing system might encourage take-up.
There is a ui project for linux to provide the chromeos style ui, this would help users familiar with chromeos switch to a more fully functional/enterprise os with less trepidation.
This would be more dificult to achieve with android without the ability to seemlessly run android apps, although the ui would not be dificult to achieve.
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Is Google Thwarting Android-x86 Development?
Posted by: Jack M. Germain March 26, 2014 01:56 PMHas Google been spreading FUD to discourage computer makers from using an Android OS retooled to run on legacy computers? The maintainer of the Android-x86 Project has suggested that the Justice Department should investigate whether Google has been interfering with adoption of the open source code his community is developing. The release of the latest version of an open source Android OS to run as an alternative Linux distro may stall without Google’s support.
Both boot Android & Windows,
Both run on 4th gen Intel processors
Retooling android for lowspec desktops and cheap laptops etc was not something they expected or wanted.
I'm not surprised, quite frankly, android users on the smartphone front find they want a cheap laptop in order to have the more traditional desk experience at a computer, but want something they are familiar with (i.e android), where they have lready learnt how to launch apps and how to navigate their system.
Then there is the large collection of 'apps' they might have built up (especially ones that money has been forked out for). This is another point where familiarity with an existing system might encourage take-up.
There is a ui project for linux to provide the chromeos style ui, this would help users familiar with chromeos switch to a more fully functional/enterprise os with less trepidation.
This would be more dificult to achieve with android without the ability to seemlessly run android apps, although the ui would not be dificult to achieve.