Did you buy the Remix OS when it was launched in Nigeria? I’m afraid I’ve got some bad news. Despite plenty of hype and potential around
it, today brings word that Remix OS is discontinued.
This desktop-orientated version of Android was designed to
be used like a regular desktop OS and could be freely installed on Intel PCs
and Macs. A variety of conventional desktop features were plumbed in to make
the OS more “desktop friendly”, including a task bar, a start menu, a system
tray, and the ability to run multiple Android apps in resizable windows.
Remix OS for PC, which is based on the work of the Android
x86 project, also boasts full local installation, UEFI support, and (until now)
OTA updates. But it seems the project won’t migrate out of beta.
Remix OS discontinued so Jide can ‘focus on the enterprise
space’ ‘Pure Linux or not, it was interesting to see someone innovate in this
space’.
Jide is the company behind Remix OS and many of the hardware
devices it ships on. It has today posted a statement (via Android Police) to
explain that it is moving away from consumer market to focus ‘solely on the
enterprise space’ going forward.
“We’re proud of what we’ve achieved with Remix OS and the
response it’s garnered from around the world,” they say “Over the past year, we
received an increasing number of inquiries from enterprises in various industries,
and began helping them build great tools for their organizations by leveraging Jide software and hardware. We see huge
potential in the role that Jide can play to revolutionize how these businesses
operate. And given our existing resources, we decided to focus our company
efforts solely on the enterprise space moving forward.”
As part of this ‘transition away from the consumer space’
the company is ending development on Remix OS and pretty everything sold that
ran it, like the crowd funded Remix Mini PC.
While this is disappointing — pure Linux or not, it was
interesting to see someone innovate in this space — its base, Android x86,
isn’t going anywhere.
No words on whether or not it would continue to provide
support for its existing hardware, but there is a huge chance that it would be
discontinued as well.
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