Microsoft to put Android apps on Windows phones
The only approach to succeed today is to recognize the multiple developer ecosystems out there," said Al Hilwa, an analyst at tech research firm IDC.
He said Windows phones will run a subsystem which would enable them to run apps written in Android code, although the phones would still use extensions provided by Windows.
For example, an Android restaurant-finding app would automatically use Microsoft's Bing maps for directions rather than Google's maps, as it would on an Android phone.
Myerson also said Microsoft's developer software will be compatible with Objective C, the main programming language used by Apple, meaning that it should be easy for developers to bring their iOS apps to Windows phones.





