https://community.48.ie/t5/Just-Hang-Out/Dual-boot-phones/m-p/35813#M1568 <P>I'm surprised that they can patent this when people have already done this with various (often cheap Chinese) phones and tablets...</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Or is it the usual Microsoft (and now Google?) embrace and kill approach...</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><A href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace,_extend_and_extinguish" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace,_extend_and_extinguish</A></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>E.g..</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><A href="http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/03/google-and-microsoft-are-out-to-stop-dual-boot-windowsandroid-devices/" target="_blank">http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/03/google-and-microsoft-are-out-to-stop-dual-boot-windowsandroid-devices/</A></P> Fri, 26 Jun 2015 10:22:30 GMT dalyer 2015-06-26T10:22:30Z https://community.48.ie/t5/Just-Hang-Out/Dual-boot-phones/m-p/35812#M1567 <P><SPAN style="line-height: 15px;">Microsoft patent a Dual boot android and Windows phone.</SPAN></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Check it&nbsp;out&nbsp;<A href="http://fossbytes.com/microsoft-patents-multi-os-booting-android-with-windows-phone/." target="_blank">http://fossbytes.com/microsoft-patents-multi-os-booting-android-with-windows-phone/.</A></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Damian</P> Fri, 26 Jun 2015 09:22:55 GMT https://community.48.ie/t5/Just-Hang-Out/Dual-boot-phones/m-p/35812#M1567 dc888 2015-06-26T09:22:55Z https://community.48.ie/t5/Just-Hang-Out/Dual-boot-phones/m-p/35813#M1568 <P>I'm surprised that they can patent this when people have already done this with various (often cheap Chinese) phones and tablets...</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Or is it the usual Microsoft (and now Google?) embrace and kill approach...</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><A href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace,_extend_and_extinguish" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace,_extend_and_extinguish</A></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>E.g..</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><A href="http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/03/google-and-microsoft-are-out-to-stop-dual-boot-windowsandroid-devices/" target="_blank">http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/03/google-and-microsoft-are-out-to-stop-dual-boot-windowsandroid-devices/</A></P> Fri, 26 Jun 2015 10:22:30 GMT https://community.48.ie/t5/Just-Hang-Out/Dual-boot-phones/m-p/35813#M1568 dalyer 2015-06-26T10:22:30Z https://community.48.ie/t5/Just-Hang-Out/Dual-boot-phones/m-p/35814#M1569 <P>Wow!!&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>That Embrace, extend a extinguish article is defnitely an interesting read.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> Fri, 26 Jun 2015 10:36:22 GMT https://community.48.ie/t5/Just-Hang-Out/Dual-boot-phones/m-p/35814#M1569 dc888 2015-06-26T10:36:22Z