"Microsoft would push Google Play devices with Microsoft apps in exchange for Google providing first-class Maps, YouTube, Search on Windows."
The person that wrote this is an idiot, and doesn't know the difference between Android and Google Play. To ship Google Play you have to ship the whole Google ecosystem.
What Microsoft could do is release a flavor of android without Google Play services like Amazon does.
Which is a terrible idea. Amazon's phone has been a disaster.
If RIM can put Android apps on Blackberry devices, why is it impossible to think that Microsoft couldn't do the same thing? Or am I misunderstanding your point?
I'm not saying that Microsoft should do it's own flavor of Android, I was saying it could (as opposed to ship Play Services together with their applications). I personally also think they will do the same as RIM and Jolla and support android applications on Windows.
The person that wrote this is an idiot, and doesn't know the difference between Android and Google Play. To ship Google Play you have to ship the whole Google ecosystem.
What Microsoft could do is release a flavor of android without Google Play services like Amazon does.
Which is a terrible idea. Amazon's phone has been a disaster.
If RIM can put Android apps on Blackberry devices, why is it impossible to think that Microsoft couldn't do the same thing? Or am I misunderstanding your point?
I'm not saying that Microsoft should do it's own flavor of Android, I was saying it could (as opposed to ship Play Services together with their applications). I personally also think they will do the same as RIM and Jolla and support android applications on Windows.