Let’s check..
When it will be? It’s when 2/3 of android users use OS above Jelly Bean(4.1) and 2/3 of andriod users use browsers other than the Stock browser.
The thing about OS version is obvious, but the Android Stock browser? Benchmark shows that the Stock browser is better than the Chrome browser..
However, Android Stock browser could vary by phone maker’s customization and it’s not easy to update. Maybe that could be the point.
Wine is a famous software for running Windows app on Linux, and it will support Android soon.
Wine On Android Is Coming For Running Windows Apps
From the 2013 Free and Open source Software Developers’ European Meeting, Alexandre Julliard showed a demo of running Wine on Android. However the performance was ‘horrendously slow’. The demo was shown on the Android emulator, so the real device performance could be better.
[2013/11/17 Updated] Widget is disabled when you move the app to the SD card.
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Apps have no control on adding/removing widgets on the home screen.
The reason is simple. If any app can add a widget on the home screen programmatically, the home screen can easily be a mess.
So, the user should add the widget by himself, and it is simple.
Alternative way to add a widget on home screen.
Android Is Popular Because It’s Cheap, Not Because It’s Good
The last study conducted by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project shows that Android is the chosen smartphone of people without money. Among respondents, 22-percent of those with annual incomes below $30,000 were Android owners, as opposed to just 12 percent for iPhone. With those towards the lower-middle class, the trend holds: Android owns 23-percent of incomes up to $50,000, with iPhones at 18. The data makes it clear: the less money you have, the more likely you are to opt for an Android phone over something more expensive.
Android is for carriers and phone makers, not to provide the best experience for customers.