The goal is to be able to access all Android apps on one succinct and uniform platform. While it has been talked about for some time, until now it was mainly a dream for some companies. Console OS plans on changing the hope to a reality.
To do that, Console must depend on its developer, Mobile Media Ventures, and $50,000 from a crowdsourcing campaign that is under way.
According to the company, it has been developing a new, forked version that aims to run on any Windows PC and have the ability to access all apps and functions that one would expect from their smartphone.
But to get over the final hurdles, Console OS needs to get strangers from the Internet to deliver in order to bring about the fruition of their goals.
"Console OS is all about raising Android up to be your primary PC operating system," the developers say in their fundraising pitch.
What this means for users and the potential of computing and operating systems is quite large. It would allow users to download and work on both Windows and Android on a Windows PC. It can be downloaded and run via a USB drive or internal hard drive so users will be able to access all their Android functionality on their PC.
In addition to the software development and dual-boot systems running either operating system, Mobile Media also is expected to launch its own Android app store and allow for the support systems needed to let users access their apps previously purchased on Google Play.
"Regardless of what you boot, we remain focused on ensuring that the best experience for device manufacturers, application developers, and consumers on any device is Windows," a Microsoft spokesperson says in an email to InformationWeek.
All but one of Intel's Next Unit of Computing models will be supported by Mobile Media as well as devices currently working on Bay Trail Atom processors and what Mobile Media says will also be "most" hybrid devices using Intel. It would be a solid fit with Intel due to the chipmaker's recent announcement that it has developed smaller, more functional chips that should help boost the tablet and small laptop market.
Although licensed by Intel, it has no official support from Google or Microsoft.
"We relied on Intel's promise to work with disruptive startups -- and they made good on that commitment," the Console OS Kickstarter pitch reads.
