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Microsoft Ending Support For Windows Subsystem For Android (www.phoronix.com)
submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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  • Microsoft ending support for Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA)
  • WSA designed to run Android apps from Amazon Appstore on Windows 11
  • Support for WSA will end on March 5, 2025; no impact on Windows Subsystem for Linux.
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[–] [email protected] 59 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Man what in the world are they doing.

[–] [email protected] 54 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Windows Subsystem for Android hasn't been as nearly as popular as Windows Subsystem for Linux itself and its scope was limited given the focus on the Amazon Appstore for obtaining Android apps.

Sounds like no one was using it.

[–] [email protected] 46 points 8 months ago (2 children)

To the surprise of no one when it was limited by needing to use the Amazon App store

[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago (1 children)

You could side load apps at least.

But I don’t think the type of person who wants to use this feature also would want the Amazon app store installed on their device.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Also, don't google offer some functionality for testing Android apps in Windows?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

Android studio has that.

But android studio sucks. Also it’s just a KVM VM so you can just make your own and save the like 20 gigs of bloat.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Exactly. I decided to check it out a couple weeks ago and needing to install the Amazon app store was an instant nope.

Was going to look into side-loading but I didn't really have a use case to make it worth my time.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Microsoft is working hard at sucking, from what I've seen the past few years.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I think they'll be happy with their OpenAI investment.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Until the AI bubble goes kaplooey

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

"the internet is just a passing fad"

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Fad != Bubble

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

~~years~~ decades

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

They're probably doubling their efforts on native ARM apps