There is a project that is working on getting Android to run natively on x86 .. that would solve the performance problem.
http://www.android-x86.org/ > For that to happen, surely we'd need a faster emulator than the > current QEMU-based one. It's currently much faster to deploy to a real > connected device than a virtual one. As nice as the emulator is, speed > is not it's best feature. So for what you propose, I think it would > make more sense to compile natively (x86). I would be surprised if > this is not somehow a feature of the rumored Chrome OS. > > On Nov 10, 6:04 am, JamesJ <[email protected]> wrote: >> I was just thinking, and realized that if someone polished up the >> emulator a bit, full screen, with some bindings for keys and controls, >> wouldn't it be possible for a windows machine to just run Android very >> nicely as an application? Does anyone think that we might see users >> cross the line and actually use some Android apps on other platforms >> through emulation? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Java Posse" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
