Jide Technology will now only focus on the enterprise space

Jul 17, 2017 21:30 GMT  ·  By

Jide Technology, the company behind the popular Remix OS computer and tablet operating system, which was based on the Android-x86 project, announced today that they are no longer developing its products for the consumer space.

In a press announcement released today, the company said that they are shifting their efforts from creating Remix OS for PC, as well as other consumer-oriented products like the Remix IO and Remix IO+ 4K HDR Android media boxes, with a focus on the enterprise space as there's much more potential for Jide to revolutionize how businesses operate.

"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," said Jide Technology. "And given our existing resources, we decided to focus our company efforts solely on the enterprise space moving forward."

Jide to issue full refunds to all backers via Kickstarter

The company also said that they would issue full refunds to all backers via Kickstarter, for both Remix IO and Remix IO+ products, as well as for any purchases that a person made via their online store and remained unfulfilled at the moment of writing this article. Jide Technology will begin issuing refunds starting August 15, 2017, and no action is required from customers.

We have to say that we're sorry to hear this news from Jide, but we wish them good luck with their enterprise plans. If you still want to use Android on your PC, don't forget that there's still the Android-x86 open source project that we hope it will live long and prosper. Android-x86 creator was also part of the Remix OS team over at Jide Technology, but he will continue his work on Android-x86.