Windows Subsystem for Android

Re:Windows Subsystem for Android by halotrope on Wednesday January 26, 2022 @12:29PM (#30088579)

I was wondering with WSL already: why is it not called “Android Subsystem for Windows” but the other way around. Is there a historical reason for it to be called that way?

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Re:Windows Subsystem for Android by lzybkr on Wednesday January 26, 2022 @12:48PM (#30088871)

It's about trademarks - see https://twitter.com/richturn_ms/status/1245742145119510529

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Re:Windows Subsystem for Android by ksec on Wednesday January 26, 2022 @01:06PM (#30089211)

OH Thank You. Now I feel much better. Still dislike the name but my brain is much easier on me knowing there is a valid reason behind it.

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Re:Windows Subsystem for Android by meibo on Wednesday January 26, 2022 @12:43PM (#30088780)

Windows NT is historically made up of several subsystems that use this naming scheme, so they decided to go with it again.

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Re:Windows Subsystem for Android by AndrewDucker on Wednesday January 26, 2022 @12:42PM (#30088767)

It is "[The] Windows Subsystem for [running] Android"

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Re:Windows Subsystem for Android by mariusmg on Wednesday January 26, 2022 @12:36PM (#30088673)

I think they are just following the naming convention started (a long time ago) with "Windows Services for UNIX".

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Re:Windows Subsystem for Android by throwaway946513 on Wednesday January 26, 2022 @12:35PM (#30088662)

Windows first, because Microsoft wants their OS to not give any lime-light to Linux or alternative OS's.

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Re:Windows Subsystem for Android by endtime on Wednesday January 26, 2022 @12:42PM (#30088775)

If they felt that way, they probably wouldn't be building the thing in the first place.

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