AMD + Windows 8 = Android appstore compatibility:

[pax]

Some Windows 8 laptops and PCs could end up running more Android apps than ones written for Microsoft's software.

Gadgets built around chips made by AMD will come optimised to run the Android apps.

A collaboration between AMD and software firm Bluestacks lets the devices run the 500,000 apps more usually found on Android phones.

By contrast, Microsoft reportedly only has a few thousand apps written specifically for Windows 8 at launch.

The Android apps will be available on Windows 8 devices via AMD's AppZone player. Inside this is code from Bluestacks that acts as a wrapper around the mobile phone programs so they can run on desktops, laptops and tablets.

AMD has made changes to the core code that runs its processors and graphics cards to ensure apps built for the small screens on mobile phones look good and run well on larger displays.

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-19756734

Mind Blown.

[mabran]

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-19756734

Mind Blown.

I tried this last night and while a good idea still has a long ways to go as 90% of the apps I own will not run on it.

As for the 500,000 apps on the android market, did they have that when they released? No it took a lot of time just as the same can be said for Apple. Also out of those 500,00 apps I would venture 80% are garbage as there is no quality control on the Android market and anyone can put what they want up there it seems.

The tired "they have so many more apps" argument is old and given time and the install base (which Windows has) will inevitably have tons of apps up there with probably a lot of garbage the same as Android and Apple.

Moving the ecosystem to include windows PCs will pretty much ensure WP8 and the Surface tablet will have ample apps as devs don't want to lose that kind of market share.

[caveman-jim]

Welcome to yesterday's news - http://www.rage3d.com/board/showthread.php?t=33994781

[pax]

Dagnabit Im always late to the party...