Dual boot phones

[dc888]

Microsoft patent a Dual boot android and Windows phone.

Check it out http://fossbytes.com/microsoft-patents-multi-os-booting-android-with-windows-phone/.

Damian

[dalyer]

I'm surprised that they can patent this when people have already done this with various (often cheap Chinese) phones and tablets...

Or is it the usual Microsoft (and now Google?) embrace and kill approach...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace,_extend_and_extinguish

E.g..

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/03/google-and-microsoft-are-out-to-stop-dual-boot-windowsandroid...

[dc888]

Wow!! 

That Embrace, extend a extinguish article is defnitely an interesting read.