New Delhi: Even as the software giant prepares to release its new flagship Lumia smartphones running its own Windows 10 operating system, Microsoft is also having plans to reach the wider segment of Android users and allow them to choose its own operating system to run on their device.
For long, the software giant has been rumoured to be working with OEMs to release Windows Phone ROMs for their Android handsets and the latest patent only strengthens the buzz.
Microsoft has filed a patent for a multi-OS smartphone that would come with multiple operating systems out of which users will have the freedom to pick their favourite.
This essentially means a multi-OS smartphone would allow the company to run a Windows software on an Android phone.
Once a user chooses a particular OS out of the compressed platforms, the remaining OS may be removed. This would function in the same manner boot loader works.
The multi-OS platform could also offer users the choice to migrate from one OS to another or run dual or multi-boot as required.
Google’s licensing agreements with OEMs seems to be one of the prime hindrances in this ambitious yet interesting project. While patents alone do not establish the surety of the final output, the one by Microsoft does make it worth imagining a future of truly customisable mobile devices.
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