MR LENNY'S SMARTPHONE BLOG

Just imagine it, being able to run Android and Windows mobile on the same handset! Well the guys over at VMware have achieved that dream.
They have got Android 2.0.1 to run on the previous generation of Windows Smartphone's (HTC Touch Diamond, Touch HD & Touch Pro). Its a dual boot system at the moment but in the future they are targeting being able to run two OS’s simultaneously . VMware has selected 3 different carriers (U.S, Australian & European) to begin prototyping phones for beta testing in 2011.

Zane Adam, Microsoft’s head of virtualisation’s argument is there is little or no demand for the service, productivity would drop and the consumer made the choice to stick with a certain OS at the time of purchase. The latter point he made i think there is room for argument. Should the consumer be tied down to  a certain OS when they’ve shelled out money for a device? for example, The HTC HD2, there huge demand for a very similar looking device but running Android, this is where VMware would be very handy.

Smartphone's are increasingly becoming similar to actual computers, so having the option to run whatever OS you want should be a option. Bring it on VMware!