by Eric Klein, with David Krebs, December 2016
Throughout the past year Google has teased the release of Andromeda, the highly anticipated hybrid of its Android and Chrome operating systems (OS), capable of running across mobile devices and larger PC form factors alike. Although Andromeda will not be released until 2017, the impending arrival of Google's own cross-platform OS and the vendor's continuing investments in its Android for Work initiative already offer insights into how mobile hardware vendors, enterprise users, and incumbent vendors like Microsoft and Apple will move to remain competitive once Andromeda enters the market.