Microsoft cancels Project Astoria for porting Android apps to Windows 10, still working on tools for porting iOS and Win32 apps
yet another nail in the Windows 10 Mobile coffin Zac Bowden / WinBeta : Microsoft confirms the death of Project Astoria, focusing on other bridges instead John Callaham / Windows Central : Microsoft officially cancels ‘Project Astoria’ plans for porting Android apps to Windows 10 Mobile Matt Weinberger / Business Insider : Microsoft officially gives up on its ambitious plan to bring Android apps to Windows Brad Sams / Petri : Microsoft Cancels Astoria, Lays The Foundation For Build Kellex / Droid Life : Microsoft Kills Astoria, Its Android-to-Windows App Porting Tool Adnan Farooqui / Ubergizmo : Microsoft Abandons Plan To Port Android Apps To Windows 10 Ryan Whitwam / Android Police : Microsoft Confirms Android-To-Windows Tool ‘Project Astoria’ Is Dead Pradeep / MSPoweruser : Microsoft Confirms Decision To Kill Project Astoria John Callaham / Windows Central : Microsoft offers updates on iOS, web and Win32 app bridge tools to Windows 10 Stephen Schenck / Pocketnow : Microsoft throws in the towel on Project Astoria Windows 10 Android support Tweets: Ginny Caughey / @gcaughey : Makes perfect sense: if the apps people want on Windows are available on iOS, an Android bridge adds nothing useful: http://blogs.windows.com/... Tom Verhoeff / @tomverhoeff : Word is out, Astoria is dead, Islandwood, Centennial & Xamarin are core to the future of the universal app platform http://blogs.windows.com/...