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Given that Android apps can already run on Linux under a VM (e.g., the SDK emulator) and Chrome, I suppose what they're working on is something analogous to WINE?
I've never understood the appeal of having apps designed for small touch screens in a desktop environment, where you only have a single mouse pointer for interacting with the UI. Seems to limit the usefulness quite a bit.
They could work fine as widgets, and it could make Ubuntu Touch a real alternative to Android.
Yeah I can see the widgets use case for productivity apps like calculator, notes, calendar, and other simply utilities that don't have complicated UIs (say, a guitar tuning app). Games, though (like in the snap screenshot) could easily become too difficult to control via desktop input devices. One would need a touch screen for those, but I believe not many laptops and even fewer desktops have them.
I didn't remember Ubuntu Touch even was a thing :). Running other platforms' apps is certainly one strategy for making more apps available on one's platform, however it seems risky in the long term as there is no incentive for developers to specifically target your platform.