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That's what desktop OS means to me (not a complete list): Mouse support File system access with permissions / access control Boot control Background non gui
by imaginenore 11y ago
That's what desktop OS means to me (not a complete list):
Mouse support
File system access with permissions / access control
Boot control
Background non gui processes
Custom Drivers
Ability to change OS behavior given enough permissions
Multiple display support
Default tab-order behavior for the input boxes, and tons of other input box behaviors
Apps that can be resized and can set their own size.
Ability to mount drives, including remote SSH.
- oneeyedpigeon 11y agoI can't really disagree with your list, but I feel most of it demonstrates power user features rather than typical needs of a professional. I repeat my earlier point: I don't see much there that, for example, a graphic artist would demand. Very few people in the wider populace use multiple displays. Most people wouldn't know what boot control, background processes, or even filesystems are. Tab-order is screwed even on a 'real' OS like OSX. My main gripe is this belief that the iPad is somehow less capable because it doesn't run a 'real' OS when, in fact, it is usable precisely because it runs an OS tailored towards its purpose as a device for consumption, primarily, but also for specialised professional niches that don't involve tinkering under the bonnet for the sake of it — not that there's anything wrong with that, of course.