Monday 10 February 2014

A dual Windows-Android machine: PC industry savior or non-starter?


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Computers with two operating systems have been done before, but they've never really taken off. Don't count on this time being any different.




It's pretty grim days for the PC industry, and the sector's next hope -- machines that run both Windows and Android -- may not be enough to save it.
The dual-operating system idea is just the latest attempt by the computer makers to juice sales, which has been on a steady decline. Shipments posted their worst-ever drop last year, and Sony on Thursday said it would exit the market. The newest effort by the industry to revitalize computer sales is building PCs that run both Windows and Android at the same time. Technology on the machines would allow users to access both Android apps and Windows software with just the push of a button or an icon on the screen. Users wouldn't have to reboot their PCs to switch between the operating systems. At least, that's the goal.
It may sound great on paper -- Android and Windows, the best of both worlds! -- but the reality isn't quite as attractive. Windows 8 has already been criticized as too confusing for users, and adding Android on top won't make it any simpler. While PC makers are working to eliminate the lag time when switching between operating systems, anything that's not essentially instantaneous or seamless could irritate users.

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