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Does anyone know how to convert a android Sprint evo ( HD2 ) to windows 6.5?
Has it been done?
All my software is windows based and I want to upgrade to HD2.
If someone can give me some direction and it has been done that would be nice. I have changed roms on my phone before but never PLATFORMS....
Can it be done?
Or do i need to buy a HD2 windows from Tmobile and unlock it?
Thanks for all the help
Chris
seriously ????
NO you will have to buy a hd2
So you want windows mobile on evo?
There is no way. They can't port it, since they dont have any 4G driver for Evo on WM. but i may be wrong
How about asking this on Evo's Forums?
Demon_man said:
seriously ????
NO you will have to buy a hd2
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Isn't Sprint new EVO and HD2 the same phone but one has android and the other has Windows 6.5?
100million said:
Isn't Sprint new EVO and HD2 the same phone but one has android and the other has Windows 6.5?
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Look both have differ hardware and offcopurse drivers so not possible to port
If you need WinMo phone, you either need to change carrier and get a HD2, or you need to get the Sprint Touch Pro 2.
scrizz said:
If you need WinMo phone, you either need to change carrier and get a HD2, or you need to get the Sprint Touch Pro 2.
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I have pro touch2
and I dont think you can unlock a HD2 to work on sprint
Um...nope...you can't "unlock" an HD2 to work on Sprint. Sprint operates on a CDMA network...T-Mobile uses GSM. Phones from the two carriers are hardware incompatible. Sorry...
Why would you Convert an EVO to an HD2(regarding your software)?
The Evo has a state of the Art Android OS.
You'r even the first Android user that wants a WM
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The Evo has a state of the Art Android OS.
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It is so 'state of the art' that Google has a nice open backdoor and can add and remove apps to and from your phone any time they like. (And no doubt before long hackers can walk through and pilfer your data.)
All hail our glorious uber leaders.
Android, iOS, WP7, they're all on the same path - total user control. phone software as a service you rent and they control, not as something you own.
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It is so 'state of the art' that Google has a nice open backdoor and can add and remove apps to and from your phone any time they like. (And no doubt before long hackers can walk through and pilfer your data.)
All hail our glorious uber leaders.
Android, iOS, WP7, they're all on the same path - total user control. phone software as a service you rent and they control, not as something you own.
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I've also heard talk that some Android apps won't even show up or be downloadable from the market if your phone is rooted, (which my wifes is )
They are not the same device. Diff hardware, they both have 4.3" screen and similar body style, but that's about it.
Hell, a bunch of us are wanting the android OS ported over to our HD2s, funny how the grass is always greener on the other side.
samsamuel said:
It is so 'state of the art' that Google has a nice open backdoor and can add and remove apps to and from your phone any time they like. (And no doubt before long hackers can walk through and pilfer your data.)
All hail our glorious uber leaders.
Android, iOS, WP7, they're all on the same path - total user control. phone software as a service you rent and they control, not as something you own.
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I've also heard talk that some Android apps won't even show up or be downloadable from the market if your phone is rooted, (which my wifes is )
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I see but why should you be afraid from simple viruses.After all it's a matter of time before someone do something about this.
I was just telling that Android is now the winning platform and WM is dying.
As for WP7 I see this OS to be too 'Serious'.So probably it will not make it.
Two years ago There was life in applications for WM but now a lot of them are no more updated and we are left with old apps while all the devs have moved to Android.
He is very lucky to have an EVO and we are not even seeing new WM builds.
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I see but why should you be afraid from simple viruses.After all it's a matter of time before someone do something about this.
I was just telling that Android is now the winning platform and WM is dying.
As for WP7 I see this OS to be too 'Serious'.So probably it will not make it.
Two years ago There was life in applications for WM but now a lot of them are no more updated and we are left with old apps while all the devs have moved to Android.
He is very lucky to have an EVO and we are not even seeing new WM builds.
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Please stop, you are making me cry!! lol
I must say it makes a change to see the boot on the other foot lol,
as far as im aware the hd2 and evo aren't nothing like each other really hence android would be running perfectly on the hd2 by now, and maybe vice versa, and i dont think Android dev's are that keen to have WinMo on there devices mate sorry
samsamuel said:
It is so 'state of the art' that Google has a nice open backdoor and can add and remove apps to and from your phone any time they like. (And no doubt before long hackers can walk through and pilfer your data.)
All hail our glorious uber leaders.
Android, iOS, WP7, they're all on the same path - total user control. phone software as a service you rent and they control, not as something you own.
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AMEN to that .....
Both Android and Iphone have backdoors that allow the "Almighty Creators" to access your phone and tell you what apps you can run ... Not just a Network provider telling you what you can run on your phone, but the damn maker of the OS ..
Don't get me wrong Android is a great OS but it has its shortfalls as does any OS.
I use WinMO because , it may not be an open source OS, but it is a very hackable OS, and I guess I am just a control freak that way ....
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Both Android and Iphone have backdoors that allow the "Almighty Creators" to access your phone and tell you what apps you can run ...
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had to laugh at apple declaring the moral high ground, cos they've yet to use their remote uninstal and google have used it practically straight away.
Pot - Hey kettle!
Kettle - Yes?
Pot - You're black!
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LOL its always funny to watch people talk about BS they have no clue about. Don't get me wrong I am a pro *nix guy but I can NOT support Andriod as I know about it. You think M$ is worse? look who Google is and where they will be as they are a bigger threat than M$^3. Ill stick to my HD2 with WM 6.5 and tweak and mod it myself other than that I only trust XDA devs.
ForceField said:
Why would you Convert an EVO to an HD2(regarding your software)?
The Evo has a state of the Art Android OS.
You'r even the first Android user that wants a WM
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He may appear to be the first, but certainly not the only one. I'm just sayin'. Even with the lack of support, and none going forward, WM6.5 is a familiar OS, and that is the draw. I ended up on this forum seeking answers to the very same questions. I've had my htc EVO 4G for only a week. I am a newbie when it comes to "Rooting" and adding custom ROMS, although I did just complete the Rooting process, successfully. I think the phones speed, and Sprints 3G network are very fast! I don't particularly "like" the UI, it feels sort of cumbersome. For being an "iPhone killer", they needed to make the UI less block-like. I am not pro-iOS, nor con-Android. I guess for me, it was more the network and the fact I didn't want a slider phone. If the iPhone was available on the Sprint network, that's what I would have.
I know you guys will rip me apart, but that's OK. Like I said, I am a newbie!
One more thought; yes, the grass does always appear to be greener on the other side, but unless you go to the other side, you can't know for certain if it is or not.
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I got to thinking... Android is awesome, and what if Google decided to develop a whole new OS specifically designed for a PC? I mean, Android is a phone OS, and with the introduction of Honeycomb it is the very first real tablet OS. They also have Google TVs that run the same OS concept. The next step would be to take over the desktops and the laptops, yes? I think it would be great to see. Ofcourse they would have to adapt a lot of things to make it work and feel like it was made for a computer, like how Honeycomb is doing now in the tablet world.
I can see this happening for sure. If it became a reality and got a stable release... would you think about dropping your Windows and Macs for it? I probably would! I love Google and everything they do. I want the complete Google experience for all my devices!
I wonder what it would be called? Google PC, Chrome PC/PC Chrome, Project Google, or just OS Google/Google OS? I haven't the slighest idea what it would really be called. Lol.
Thoughts? Ideas? Let 'em out!
Google has a hell of a lot to do before they can even compete in the full-blown OS. Mac has a foothold in the graphics design, while Windows has the PC gaming market secured aside from the usual office productivity stuff. Linux is trying (have been for decades), but can't really compete and thus relegated to a small niche market. The way I see it, if Google does enter into the OS fray then they'd just get some of the Linux share which isn't that big to begin with.
Google already has an os http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Chrome_OS i was in the beta and it is really good but not at a level where I would drop ubuntu and Backtrack
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50-3 said:
Google already has an os http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Chrome_OS i was in the beta and it is really good but not at a level where I would drop ubuntu and Backtrack
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Well I'll be darned! The latest stable release was only a few days ago. I know I remember seeing something about a Google OS once before awhile back, and I couuuuld have done a Google search like I always do, but I wanted to post on the awesome xda forums before I did that! Cool thanks!
And I guess I was close at guessing the OS name huh? Lol.
Also, I saw Google Chromebooks at either CES 2011, or Google IO 2011. The Chromebook uses the internet as an OS. Apps, movies, writing up a text document... all done over the internet with web apps, unlike Windows which you can do this natively through the desktop itself. This concept seems like a neat idea... everything is done from the internet instead of the desktop.
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Google has a hell of a lot to do before they can even compete in the full-blown OS. Mac has a foothold in the graphics design, while Windows has the PC gaming market secured aside from the usual office productivity stuff. Linux is trying (have been for decades), but can't really compete and thus relegated to a small niche market. The way I see it, if Google does enter into the OS fray then they'd just get some of the Linux share which isn't that big to begin with.
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They have the potential to pull it off though. They are going through the same thing with Honeycomb tablets. Everyone seems to think the iPad is so amazing, but the OS is that of a iPhone, thus making it a ridiculously oversized phone. Honeycomb is the first to change that, and it will take time to perfect, but it will get done. And since Android is taking over, I can see them perfecting the Google OS for computers in due time. And when the time comes... I'm pretty sure it will have a nice impact, again considering Android is taking over and Google itself has always been boss status.
It won't happen in a day but it will happen. Windows did not become a household name in a day you know. Many people put the idea down and knocked it until... you guessed it! It became a hit, and it was all along. People just would not accept it at first.
Check it out.
http://www.android-x86.org/
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Anyone have any experience with chrome?
My laptop is getting old and I might look into putting chrome on it
Vibrant
Rom: Project-V
Kernel: Bali X 1.2
Love it.
Seems to me that the Google os is just opening up Google chrome browser and doing everything from there. Would love to see android on a desktop though. The status bar would be cool to see on my laptop!
Mister J said:
Seems to me that the Google os is just opening up Google chrome browser and doing everything from there. Would love to see android on a desktop though. The status bar would be cool to see on my laptop!
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That's what I was looking for. Because yes, Chromium OS, everything is done over the internet. I am looking for an actual desktop OS that makes use on the touch screen PCs. Seems logical and a good idea to me.
New Linux flavor
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Chrome os sucks. I got my cr-48, first chrome laptop made. And it sucks. I rarely use it. I take it to school to type documents and that's it.
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tonu42 said:
Chrome os sucks. I got my cr-48, first chrome laptop made. And it sucks. I rarely use it. I take it to school to type documents and that's it.
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Indeed. It is pretty much a web OS that has no actual desktop. I wish they would make a real desktop OS like what Honeycomb is to tablets. They need to make that happen on the PC world with the Android Market and all.
Theres this company developing what they call the bluestack google a search for "bluestack" to find more out mroe about it. you can run android in ur pc with it. due for alpha soon
Rejinderi said:
Theres this company developing what they call the bluestack google a search for "bluestack" to find more out mroe about it. you can run android in ur pc with it. due for alpha soon
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Wow thanks! I signed up for the alpha testing. This is EXACTLY what I have been looking for! I'm getting my new beast AIO touchscreen PC very soon and I cannot wait until I will be able to boot up Android right along side Windows. What an awesome combination. This makes Windows even better compared to poor Mac. Android is the king, and bringing it to Windows PC's blows my mind. Lol. ^^
Thanks for to heads up!
diablo2224 said:
Wow thanks! I signed up for the alpha testing. This is EXACTLY what I have been looking for! I'm getting my new beast AIO touchscreen PC very soon and I cannot wait until I will be able to boot up Android right along side Windows. What an awesome combination. This makes Windows even better compared to poor Mac. Android is the king, and bringing it to Windows PC's blows my mind. Lol. ^^
Thanks for to heads up!
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woah.. new touchscreen pc how i wish i have that. lucky you haha. np
Rejinderi said:
woah.. new touchscreen pc how i wish i have that. lucky you haha. np
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Heh, yeah. It's a custom built PC with the best parts available to me.
The video for Bluestacks read me like a book when it said something like "Do you have a touchscreen PC and would like to run Android on it?" I am currently waiting for my custom built all in one touchscreen beast machine PC to be delivered in a few days. I wanna load Bluestacks up on this baby as soon as it becomes available.
It would be great if Android apps just ran natively inside Linux instead of having to use a crappy emulator from Google.
I want to be the first to make a custom rom for PC lol
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Hey,
I need some help. I was wondering how to go about loading android on embedded devices. I need to load android into a watch-like device. Can u please help me out?
Whose watch is it? Texas Instruments? I doubt that their device can run Android. It has lots of sensors, but very little storage or memory.
If not, what are the specs on the watch? CPU? RAM? NAND flash? Battery capacity? Do you have Linux device drivers already? Can you write them if not? Are you a Linux expert or better?
I recommend a book: "Making Things Talk - 2nd Edition" by O'Reilly Media.
cheekrox said:
Hey,
I need some help. I was wondering how to go about loading android on embedded devices. I need to load android into a watch-like device. Can u please help me out?
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Motorola gave you the perfect platform, just pick one of these up and root it - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuHFfsuGyR8&feature=youtube_gdata_player.
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joshw0000 said:
Motorola gave you the perfect platform, just pick one of these up and root it - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuHFfsuGyR8&feature=youtube_gdata_player.
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I've never even looked at those. It looks like electric candy!
Have you used one of these? Is it as WOW! as moto represents it?
I think my wife needs one of these so I can see whether I can glue an Intel-1000 a/b/g/n wifi card to the back of the case.
Giblet535 said:
I've never even looked at those. It looks like electric candy!
Have you used one of these? Is it as WOW! as moto represents it?
I think my wife needs one of these so I can see whether I can glue an Intel-1000 a/b/g/n wifi card to the back of the case.
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I've never used one but it's certainly on my wish list. What's the wifi card for? It supports wifi out of the box.
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Ohhhh... WiFi wasn't listed in the only sales blurb I read. Sales Blurb FAIL.
WANT!
Giblet535 said:
Ohhhh... WiFi wasn't listed in the only sales blurb I read. Sales Blurb FAIL.
WANT!
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Looks like you can grab one BNIB on ebay for about $200. Let me know if you get one. I've been debating it for some time now.
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Sony do an android smartwatch even cheaper
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Sony has a history of abandoning products once they ship, and their software, at its best, is pretty bad.
The SmartWatch is cheap and promises much...but it has that brand name.
Nono!!!! I need to make this watch from scratch. So yeah, please tell me how 2 go about it. Do i need to write the drivers myself? How do I go about embedding Android into it? Its not a TI SoC, its just a generec 500MHz ARM processor. RAM may be about 256MB. My watch has a lot of sensors too, how do I get this to [email protected]!!!!
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Nono!!!! I need to make this watch from scratch. So yeah, please tell me how 2 go about it. Do i need to write the drivers myself? How do I go about embedding Android into it? Its not a TI SoC, its just a generec 500MHz ARM processor. RAM may be about 256MB. My watch has a lot of sensors too, how do I get this to [email protected]!!!!
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Yes, you'll have to write the drivers or, depending on what chips you intend to use, there may already be some drivers, or portions of drivers, available from the linux.org sources.
I'd get that O'Reilly book too.
You may want to discuss this on the Hack-a-Day forums, since those guys tend to focus on the low-level side of hardware/software integration, very small-scale electronics, and the problems that can arise from micro-miniaturization on the scale you're considering.
Giblet535 said:
Yes, you'll have to write the drivers or, depending on what chips you intend to use, there may already be some drivers, or portions of drivers, available from the linux.org sources.
I'd get that O'Reilly book too.
You may want to discuss this on the Hack-a-Day forums, since those guys tend to focus on the low-level side of hardware/software integration, very small-scale electronics, and the problems that can arise from micro-miniaturization on the scale you're considering.
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It generally takes teams of developers to port Android to new devices and in most cases, it's buggy on initial release. I'd be very interested to see this if you're able to do it. I think your best bet would be to find a device with similar specs that's already running Android and port it over.
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SO ur saying it IS possible to get Android up n running on small devices? Coz I'm kinda in a hurry and need my prototype to be ready within a month. Approximately, how long would it take to get this up and running?
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SO ur saying it IS possible to get Android up n running on small devices? Coz I'm kinda in a hurry and need my prototype to be ready within a month. Approximately, how long would it take to get this up and running?
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How many C programmers do you have available who have workable experience with Linux device drivers AND Android architecture?
Proof of concept in one month? You'll need a team of five seasoned C programmers, I'd think, but they'll need to be really good at it.
If you don't have a team yet, check Dice.com, Hack-A-Day, StackOverflow.com, the piece-work sites, etc.
PS: Explain that you need to do a demo of all features/functions on a prototype Android watch in 30 days. List the chips/sets used in the design (you can't waste time waiting for half the team to learn about the hardware).
I mean no offense, but the OS/software development should have coincided with the HW design/dev work, and been included in the original business plans or project plans. Live and learn, right?
I'd help out but I'm full-up for the next six months.
Hey folks.
Now with the Release of Windows 8 for ARM Device @ 15th of August we are quiet possible to port Win8 to our lovly Transformer Prime.
We only need a custom bootloader where you can select which partition you want to boot. Windows 8 for ARM takes around 4 - 5 GB HDD Space.
Now Nvidia has released the needed Drivers for the Tegra 2 & Tegra 3 platform.
Here are the link for Tegra 3.
http://download.windowsupdate.com/m..._7a6ae94ede36a07b5eb9afd545b0a17267f3cb2f.cab
If we get hands on the ARM Version it is easy to include the cab with DISM.
Come on guys
Let the Windows 8 Porting begin!
PUSH
+1 COME ON GUYS :laugh:
No f****** way... I'd certainly donate to a dev that could do that.
Intelmaster90 said:
Hey folks.
Now with the Release of Windows 8 for ARM Device @ 15th of August we are quiet possible to port Win8 to our lovly Transformer Prime.
We only need a custom bootloader where you can select which partition you want to boot. Windows 8 for ARM takes around 4 - 5 GB HDD Space.
Now Nvidia has released the needed Drivers for the Tegra 2 & Tegra 3 platform.
Here are the link for Tegra 3.
http://download.windowsupdate.com/m..._7a6ae94ede36a07b5eb9afd545b0a17267f3cb2f.cab
If we get hands on the ARM Version it is easy to include the cab with DISM.
Come on guys
Let the Windows 8 Porting begin!
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I don't think so. This has been discussed in many topics. And in no way belongs in development and should be in general. Basically the answer is no, because Win 8 is going to require an encrypted bootloader built on specific devices. Porting most likely isn't going to happen.
OMG after the Jelly Bean multi threads, here is a new bone to bite...
Mods, help! Move that thread!
Striatum_bdr said:
OMG after the Jelly Bean multi threads, here is a new bone to bite...
Mods, help! Move that thread!
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boo f'in hoo.
(thank tha godz ur here to monitor progressssss.)
excuse someone for being happy about something possibly TFP related
(that has a life outside of their Droid).
nothing EVAR gets hacked when it comes to Droid or Prime
(that's why this forum doesn't really exist.....
and why JB won't ever come to the ATP).
amiright?!*#@!?
You aren't going to be able to acquire installable images of Windows 8 RT unless you are an OEM. August 15 is the Technet subs release.
And you sure as heck ain't going to be able to dd the bootloader off for the same reasons you can't now.
Not to mention the god awful hacks needed to get it to run on a device with less than min screen res, and obvious legal issues.
As for that linked driver release. It looks like ye olde nvidia unified driver architecture. It even includes the profiles for games that aren't even on the ARM platform. Not entirely sure why there is Tegra 2 support in there though.
Well, with the "so-called" security crap MS put into Windows regarding bootloaders... as @HydroSkillet said, unless someone manages to get a manufacturer signed, MS approved encrypted bootloader, changes are probably too slim to be considered...
One thing I learned here at xda is never accept the fact that a rom/port/app won't get created for our devices. We are blessed with outstanding devs.
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Since this is becoming more and more a discussion, I'll move it to General.
Diamondback said:
Since this is becoming more and more a discussion, I'll move it to General.
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EVEN if the port is technically feasible the legality of the port is at best sketchy and plainly put illegal. I hope after drinking the Android coolaid, you guys still remember that Windows is a proprietary OS. And on that grounds alone, I can bet that there is a snowball's chance in hell that that stuff will ever surface on XDA OR Rootzwiki.
In that light, there may be a popsicle's chance in hell that MS may do something to allow people to purchase a license and crap like that. Then may be if MS and the android devs or Asus can figure out a compromise and come up with a way to install it on the device with legally acquired software and a license then yes... But if you are SERIOUSLY expecting a port like an ICS/JB ROM, then I laugh at u! :laugh: LOL! It is M$ man! And u are asking for software piracy on XDA! lemme go and get a good laugh today! I needed it
End of Story. Good night!
One possibility is for Google and the Android Community to issue a challenge for MS to open source W8. It's about time Bill changes his name to Prometheus.
tedr44 said:
One possibility is for Google and the Android Community to issue a challenge for MS to open source W8. It's about time Bill changes his name to Prometheus.
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Pretty much a long shot. [Side note: I don't claim closed source is in any way less ethical or demeaning or whatever than open source... It is another valid software development model and I kinda hate some type of FOSS enthusiasts who just plain trash Windows from their high horse...] Anyway, Bill Gates doesn't really run the company no more! He is busy doing activism and philanthropic pursuits (he is a very nice guy actually.. But I must say, not the best orator)...
What were we talking about? Oh yeah. Windows 8 on our Tablet.. I think for the benefit of all, I suppose it is best for a proper dev to step in and just say why this can never happen, so that we don't see people asking this again and again only to be utterly disappointed by the reality.
tedr44 said:
One possibility is for Google and the Android Community to issue a challenge for MS to open source W8. It's about time Bill changes his name to Prometheus.
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Isn't this the reason why Linux exists? Because Microsoft wanted to keep their OS closed source?
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One possibility is for Google and the Android Community to issue a challenge for MS to open source W8. It's about time Bill changes his name to Prometheus.
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So you want them to open source software that they spent millions developing and are currently charging people to buy?
Do you live in some strange world where Microsoft actually does nice things?
If you want iOS , buy an iPad.
If you want W8, buy Surface.
There are ports of Win Mobile to other phones but I don't think it will happen with W8. It's called frontal perseveration, a neurological trouble that makes you repeat the same behavior even if it's inappopriate or aimless.
Widows phones are a failure, but instead of changing things they will go on further and harder by closing more and more, with more sophisticated protections/activation procedures and so on.
This thread is nonsense.
tedr44 said:
One possibility is for Google and the Android Community to issue a challenge for MS to open source W8. It's about time Bill changes his name to Prometheus.
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yea, while at it why not write to One Infinite Loop in Cupertino as well?
don't know if to LOL or CRY when reading posts like this
Look good news, hope is going be true and full compatibily :good:
Dnakaman said:
Isn't this the reason why Linux exists? Because Microsoft wanted to keep their OS closed source?
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The existence of Linux has very little to do with Windows being closed source.
The popularity of Linux however, does to some small extent.
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Dnakaman said:
Isn't this the reason why Linux exists? Because Microsoft wanted to keep their OS closed source?
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Gnu/Linux exists for several reasons. Gnu is a materialization of Stallman's wish to have an open source OS, Linux is only the kernel part. It was historically a way to compile and use UNIX programs on PC computers.
It's true that it's a reaction to the world of Apple, windows, Sun (UNIX). But not specifically against Windows.
What is the most sad is that Apples took a UNIX bsd base, and made a now closed OS than Redmond's firm...
I want to try Windows 8 on the S3. Everyone knows it is possible but nobody knows who is working on it nor when it will be available.
I dont think people will bother in porting Windows Phone 7.5 but when Windows PHONE 8 comes out then people will try.
But what about the full beta OS of Windows 8?, just like in the past people were porting Ubuntu over to Android Handsets.
Lets be honest Windows Phone 8 (if it is what it claims to be) will leave Android and Google dead in the water.
Personally, I'm more than happy with Android. If you really want to make this happen though, good luck, but if you are only trying to start a flame war, then please do so somewhere else.
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Maybe look at Samsungs new ativ s handset, very similar specs to s3, same size screen, nice looking phone.
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maybe windows 8 is the future
you know guys, i think android is the best mobile OS and indeed it is, but some times i am thinking maybe the future will be for windows phone, it is just a feeling, but if we look back to the 90's when windows 95 came out, a lot of people were saying it will fail, it is stolen it is, it is ...etc., but look now, windows is every where.
Microsoft now is taking the right track of developing the windows phone OS, even if we don't like it they are doing a great job and this job will take them some were.
Oh please. You haven't even seen it and you claim it will be better than anything else.
well seen as windows 8 is all closed source getting to to even boot would be a nightmare!
Lennyuk said:
well seen as windows 8 is all closed source getting to to even boot would be a nightmare!
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Finally some sense!
Getting wp8 to boot on the S3 will be a mammoth challenge, getting it to the point of a daily driver will be impossible.
No sources, no fun.
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Good luck making W8 even run on this specific hardware.
That is, even you could even access the source to begin with, considering it being closed-source. Also, good luck making it public since Microsoft will go Apple on your arse.
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Good luck making W8 even run on this specific hardware.
That is, even you could even access the source to begin with, considering it being closed-source. Also, good luck making it public since Microsoft will go Apple on your arse.
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Will 'go apple'! Love it :laugh:
not the best
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Oh please. You haven't even seen it and you claim it will be better than anything else.
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i didn't say it will be the best, but Microsoft is a smart company. and you can know a little about it by visiting youtube and searching for windows phone 8.
Dr.Paul said:
Will 'go apple'! Love it :laugh:
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I bet they're willing to go thermonuclear war on this, if you catch my drift.
Phh.....it will have its fans, but seriously, am i that retarded that i cannot hit icon and i need four times bigger "widget" to do it.....im just going to stick with android for now....no offense i have win8 installed since consumer preview, but i think it just doesnt offer enough to be used by me (closed source is biggest con)
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gaspernemec said:
Phh.....it will have its fans, but seriously, am i that retarded that i cannot hit icon and i need four times bigger "widget" to do it.....im just going to stick with android for now....no offense i have win8 installed since consumer preview, but i think it just doesnt offer enough to be used by me (closed source is biggest con)
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You probably are able to use the search button as well unlike the Win Phone posters who cannot be even bothered to read yesterdays i want win phone post .
jje
I honestly couldn't think of a worse OS for a mobile device. I liked windows os when i had xda's from years ago. then i had iphone and loved that, then moved to android which to me will be the best os for years to come.
the latest edition of windows phone, with tiles . . . . rubbish idea IMO!!!
At least with android you can have what you want where you want and have a good old desktop experience.
Android all the way i say!!
To the OP . . . good luck in your quest to run windows phone 8 on your gs3. :laugh:
Paul.
If you ask this it feels like you say "Let's port iOS to SGS3." Android is the best OS ever. Not because I'm saying that no because everyone says that. And WP8 is even weaker. Which Smartphones will get that? Nokias, Xingxings or other that. Android is #simplythebest! Sorry bout that but this had to be!
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wait ativ s release then go buy it
WP 8 version of s3
corporate tosh....just like Apple
Open source= anarchy in action= freedom
Enjoy your Windows/Apple slavery....personally I like my freedom
Where there is a will there is a way. If the HD2 can have Android and Windows Phone 7.5, then the S3 can certainly do it aswell.
And to those who think that Windows 8 will not be good and it is just another lame Microsoft attempt etc..
Imagine a day where you could flash ROMS and edit system files without a PC. You think Mobiles will ever allow you to flash another mobile??
Not in the next 10-15 years at least. Mobiles are largley entertainment and communication based.
Where as productivity and production-power will always remain with WINDOWS PCs. Hence, ''WINDOWS'' - Mac is a overated system which will never find a place for Mobile developers.
Why? Because of the price and the lack of customization. -- JUST LIKE iOS.
Windows 8 and Phone 8 will change the surface of Mobile in such a way that it will kill of Apple and then (sadly) Droids.
Android is cool and customizable OS but can be more unstable and insecure then any other.
At least with Windows there is security --- whether on a Phone or PC.
TechMayhem said:
Where there is a will there is a way. If the HD2 can have Android and Windows Phone 7.5, then the S3 can certainly do it aswell.
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Porting android to a new device is relatively easy, because we have access to the source, hence android on HD2. Porting a closed source OS, windows 8, to a new device is a magnitude harder and illegal to boot.
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TechMayhem said:
Where there is a will there is a way. If the HD2 can have Android and Windows Phone 7.5, then the S3 can certainly do it aswell.
And to those who think that Windows 8 will not be good and it is just another lame Microsoft attempt etc..
Imagine a day where you could flash ROMS and edit system files without a PC. You think Mobiles will ever allow you to flash another mobile??
Not in the next 10-15 years at least. Mobiles are largley entertainment and communication based.
Where as productivity and production-power will always remain with WINDOWS PCs. Hence, ''WINDOWS'' - Mac is a overated system which will never find a place for Mobile developers.
Why? Because of the price and the lack of customization. -- JUST LIKE iOS.
Windows 8 and Phone 8 will change the surface of Mobile in such a way that it will kill of Apple and then (sadly) Droids.
Android is cool and customizable OS but can be more unstable and insecure then any other.
At least with Windows there is security --- whether on a Phone or PC.
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+1
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