Shortly after software giant Microsoft announced that in the Windows 8.1 operating system, the computer and smart device will be connected through the operating system, the website androidpolice is leaking that Google is preparing its own surprise.
It turns out that in a somewhat vague project called "Hera," Google is laying the groundwork for a true connection between its operating system ("Chrome OS") and the Android system. Now the battle between the giants is reaching a critical point, as Microsoft - which controls complete control in the computing field, tries to grab the mobile market. While Google - which controls the mobile field, tries to get customers to switch to its stationary operating system.
The battle for accessibility
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As computer prices fall and technologies become more accessible, the percentage of people using computers for leisure purposes only - surfing the Internet, playing games and watching videos - is increasing. Add in the various projects to make the Internet accessible in places without infrastructure and you get an arms race.
As the percentage of leisure users increases, the need for heavy, familiar operating systems decreases. Google is trying to penetrate this niche, adding to this the sale of Chromebooks to schools in the United States at particularly discounted prices.
Hera is here
The same leak also suggests that the project will bring integrated capabilities between the various devices, for example: connecting different Android systems so that they are compatible with Chrome.
At the same time, Google is not sitting idly by, and is now working on a dedicated version of Android along with Chrome so that they can run the same applications. The result: the user will be able to switch between devices easily and have full control over the interaction between the devices.
Hera is a platform that will integrate integrated work between devices. For example, a person using a Chrome-based computer will be able to view applications running on their Android device and simultaneously manage tasks on the computer.
With the exception of a few screenshots, knowledge about the project is not particularly extensive. We can only see that the design is in the style familiar to us from Google Now, and it seems that this is a particularly large expansion of the system. [In this context, it should be added that Google recently added the Google Now feature to the Chrome browser, so that the Android system also connects to the Windows computer]. Although it does not appear that the project will be launched soon, it is likely that Google will provide us with additional details at the Google I/O developer conference to be held this coming May.
Windows 8.1 Mobile is here
Either way, Microsoft isn't waiting, and at the developer conference that was held a long time ago, it launched the first device running the new system, a Nokia - of course - Lumia 930. We have no real knowledge about the system, which will only hit the market with the device this coming July. But the details provided by Microsoft indicate that while this is a huge upgrade, it is not enough to decide the battle, but now the ball is in Google's hands.
