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You've more or less described Microsoft's Continuum [1]. Even down to the "handful of apps." Continuum as it exists today runs UWP applications only. Rumors
by bhauer 9y ago
You've more or less described Microsoft's Continuum [1]. Even down to the "handful of apps." Continuum as it exists today runs UWP applications only.
Rumors have been circulating for years about some future Microsoft mobile device. The latest rumors suggest a Windows 10 ARM device with x86 emulation and their new CShell "responsive" UI. If that rumor pans out, it's possible Windows 10 ARM may also include the Windows Linux subsystem, getting you closer to your ideal.
[1] http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/Continuum http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/Continuum
- KozmoNau7 9y agoSure, but that would tie me to Windows 10, and I'm not exactly interested in that.
- thecrazyone 9y agowell the manufacturers would tie into their system. If apple implemented this, you would be tied to their ecosystem, no? Don't see a way around that :)
- KozmoNau7 9y agoI definitely see a way around it. An open standard, based on USB-C 3.x would be ideal. The docking station for my Thinkpad doesn't lock me into a specific software ecosystem. I see no reason why a hypothetical phone dock should be any different.