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Android On the Desktop
puddingebola writes "John Morris at CNET offers a brief review of PC Android devices, many of them hybrids running Windows 8 and Android. From the article, 'Microsoft has spent a lot of time and effort trying to get Windows onto smartphones and tablets — so far without a whole lot to show for it. Now several PC companies are trying the opposite approach, taking the Android operating system and porting it to PCs.' The article reviews the recent releases from HP, Acer, Asus, and Samsung. Does Android creeping onto desktop or 'traditional' PC devices have any kind of possible long term consequences? Could this be a way for Android and Google to develop a larger presence in corporate IT, or could Android ever really supplant the Windows foothold?"
I used Mac OS X as my personal example. My key message is that most non technical people don't actually give a crap about what OS they are on. My mother uses Linux with an icon for email(through chrome), an icon for chrome, and an icon for open office (I installed it a long time ago when arguably it was the best) and most of my siblings have no idea that there is anything different on her computer when they are visiting and use it.
About the only people who really get hot under the collar about Microsoft as the only viable operating system are Microsoft Development shops.
Where people are going to get angry is when they have been using this dual boot device for a year or two and find out that the MS part cost them an extra $100 when they haven't used it in two years. Then they will actively make sure their next device doesn't have MS anything on it.