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Android Devices Will Soon Run Windows Software Thanks To Crossover And Wine by meettosin87(m): 7:37am On Oct 08, 2015
Android devices will soon run Windows software thanks to CrossOver and Wine
CrossOver and Wine have long been famous for helping Windows software run on Linux, and now they're coming to Android.

Oct 7, 2015 12:41 PM

Android devices will soon be able to run Windows applications thanks to CodeWeavers’ CrossOver for Android, which will debut before the end of 2015.
Wine for Android was first shown off a few years ago, and work has been ongoing since then. You can run Android apps on Windows, and soon the reverse will be true, too!
What are CodeWeavers and Wine?
CodeWeavers is a company that makes a commercial compatibility layer, allowing Windows applications to run on Linux and Mac OS X. It also helps developers port Windows games and other applications to Mac and Linux, packaging them with a compatibility layer so they’ll just work.
Underlying it all is the open-source Wine project, which CodeWeavers helps fund the development of. Wine is an open-source compatibility layer that aims to re-implement the Windows API and allow Windows applications to function on non-Windows operating systems.

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Running Windows applications on Android
Android is about to join these applications. CodeWeavers have announced a free tech preview of “CrossOver for Android” will be available before the end of the year, and you can sign up to be notified when it’s released. These patches will also be published to the Wine open-source project, and other builds of Wine for Android should be available shortly thereafter.
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Re: Android Devices Will Soon Run Windows Software Thanks To Crossover And Wine by Youngpo413: 7:53am On Oct 08, 2015
Technology,very soon,we will duaL OS smartphones.
Re: Android Devices Will Soon Run Windows Software Thanks To Crossover And Wine by Irelokeh(m): 8:08am On Oct 08, 2015
Nice one bro
Re: Android Devices Will Soon Run Windows Software Thanks To Crossover And Wine by Nobody: 9:10am On Oct 08, 2015
What kind of Windows apps?
For PCs or Windows Mobile?
Windows Mobile has a paucity of apps and the ones there are nowhere as good as their iOS or android counterparts.
I don't see anyone being enthusiastic for windows apps honestly.

But If it can be done then it should be done, just for lulz.

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