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I have a suspicion that they went with the Amazon App Store because it removes the dependency on Google Play Services. Is that just me?
I wonder if Bluestacks will stick around as an alternative or if this will be the beginning of the end for it.
[1] https://youtube.com/watch?v=JT79TVpF1ds&list=PLlc94szfcNDHtz...
> Regardless of whether you choose to apply Amazon DRM, Amazon wraps your app with code that enables the app to communicate with the Amazon Appstore client to collect analytics, evaluate and enforce program policies, and share aggregated information with you. Your app will always communicate with the Amazon Appstore client when it starts, even if you choose not to apply DRM.
https://www.developer.amazon.com/docs/app-submission/underst...
Windows is using Amazons Android store? That raises some uncomfortable questions about privacy: > Regardless of whether you choose to apply Amazon DRM, Amazon wraps your app with code that enables the app to communicate with the Amazon Appstore client to collect analytics, evaluate and enforce program policies, and share aggregated information with you. Your app will always communicate with the Amazon Appstore client…
I don't know if the telemetry applies to all apps on the Amazon store, or only apps installed on Fire devices. If the former, I would feel very uneasy about installing Amazon store apps on Windows.
(caveat i worked at MS for years but now don't) One of Microsoft's greatest strengths on show here. Embrace and extend. They made a mess of trying to build an app business with windows RT, Windows 8, windows 10. They can't get into the apple appstore ecosystem so they pivot to embracing the Android ecosystem to have an app catalog on windows. (Ironically what google did with Android was the play that Microsoft should…
(caveat i worked at MS for years but now don't) One of Microsoft's greatest strengths on show here. Embrace and extend. They made a mess of trying to build an app business with windows RT, Windows 8, windows 10. They can't get into the apple appstore ecosystem so they pivot to embracing the Android ecosystem to have an app catalog on windows. (Ironically what google did with Android was the play that Microsoft should…
The Windows Android layer can only install from the amazon store and does not include any google play stuff, right? Is the amazon android app ecosystem that much better than the current windows store?
(caveat i worked at MS for years but now don't) One of Microsoft's greatest strengths on show here. Embrace and extend. They made a mess of trying to build an app business with windows RT, Windows 8, windows 10. They can't get into the apple appstore ecosystem so they pivot to embracing the Android ecosystem to have an app catalog on windows. (Ironically what google did with Android was the play that Microsoft should…
Unfortunately another of their strength lies in the 3rd part: "extinguish". It's only a matter of time before their recent software of WSL, GitHub and Android on Windows becomes yet another walled garden.
> You can see notifications from Android apps notifications in the Action Center or share your clipboard between a Windows app and an Android app. This is a very interesting feature. Integrated notifications means you can run any android messenger and keep it minimised.