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VMware's Dual OS Smartphone Virtualization Plan Firms Up
Sharky2009 writes "VMware is developing virtualisation for smartphones which can run any two OSes — Windows Mobile, Android or Linux — at once. The idea is to have your work applications and home applications all running insider their own VMs and running at the same time so you can access any app any time. VMware says: 'We don't think dual booting will be good enough — we'll allow you to run both profiles at the same time and be able to switch between them by clicking a button,' he said. 'You'll be able to get and make calls in either profile – work or home – as they will both be live at any given point in time.'"
Also mentioned in February of this year, but now the company's announced a target of 2012 for mass production.
Because they're VMware and they don't have anything more useful to do?
Uhm...mobile phones already must have a closed source code in them - the radio signaling stack. Mandated by FCC in the case of US.
(oh, if you are throwing away your smartphone because of what you've just learned...could you spend a little time and sent it to me? (only if it's a quad band GSM) I cover the cost of shipping of course)
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Virtualization is hip. Somebody at your management will be swayed.
Virtualisation is so last year, it's all in the cloud now.
Where is my cloud phone ?
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I do. Windows Mobile has still got the most useful apps, real multitasking and lots and lots of features and is also nice to develop for. I personally like it more than any other current mobile OS.
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever" -- David St. Hubbins, Spinal Tap
There was the Sidekick, but it's future is now ... clouded ...
The Cloud - because you don't care if your apps and data are up in the air.