The company is also targeting Windows 8 Ultrabook manufacturers to pre-load its Android app player, and it has already landed a deal with Taiwanese manufacturer InHon.Ĭampbell, Calif.-based BlueStacks has raised $10.6 million so far in a single round of funding.įor more news out of this week’s Consumer Electronics Show, be sure to check out VentureBeat’s live coverage from CES 2012. And given just how much Microsoft’s tablet future relies on Windows 8, there’s no reason to think that it’s going to drop the ball. Tablets running the new OS will be far more appealing than those running Windows 7, so BlueStacks could win big if Windows 8 tablets take off.
The company’s app player uses emulation to run Android apps on Windows, similar to solutions like VMWare or Parallels on Mac.īlueStacks is poised to be especially useful on Windows 8, since it supports both traditional desktop and tablet interfaces. Installing BlueStacks By default, our app player installs to your C drive. Once you’ve finished downloading the BlueStacks installer, click on it to run it.
“The Metro UI is beautiful, but the number one thing Windows 8 is missing is apps,” BlueStacks CEO Rosen Sharma said in a statement today. All you need to do is navigate to our website and click on the ‘Download BlueStacks’ button. The company has managed to integrate Android apps into Windows 8’s app tiles, making Android apps virtually indistinguishable from Windows-based apps. But BlueStacks isn’t just porting its software over to the new operating system - it’s taking special care not to mar Windows 8’s sexy Metro user interface.
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