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> With full control over the hardware and not relying on Intel for the processor, Apple is aiming to reproduce its iPhone success in PCs. With Mac desktops and

> With full control over the hardware and not relying on Intel for the processor, Apple is aiming to reproduce its iPhone success in PCs. With Mac desktops and mobile devices getting similar in hardware the question is how much longer it will take, till you can plug your phone to a screen, keyboard and mouse and end up with a decent desktop for most use cases. (There are tricky questions in that for instance whether one can plug it out for a break or something and how well such a thing would recover and a question whether one would be able to separate work and private life in such a world, but all should be solvable)

n_kr 6y ago
It is possible to do that wirelessly with samsung dex already. I use it regularly, with an external mouse/keyboard for dex desktop on a TV, and I can use the phone normally. They supported linux on Dex for a while, but that is unsupported now. If Samsung brings a linux desktop with Miracast as an alternative to their own desktop, I might just switch full time to that.
- johannes1234321 6y ago
  There is a difference between the MacOS environment and existing software vs. Android apps on a desktop-like environment. If Apple executes that well the transition could be mostly fluent, hardly noticed. With the transition to Apple Silicon right now being the most radical step in the process.
compsciphd 6y ago
I built a system years ago that did this one better. imagine your iphone (with its 128 or 256GB) of storage being the storage device of your computer. But not necessarily the CPU. When you're at a more powerful computer (say a laptop or mini), you can plug in and all your processes now run on faster computer. When you want to go remote, you migrate the processes to the portable device. imagine being able to carry a single computer in your pocket like this betwen home and work and not having to carry a laptop. http://systems.cs.columbia.edu/files/wpid-compsac2006-fordist.pdf http://systems.cs.columbia.edu/files/wpid-compsac2006-fordis...
TYPE_FASTER 6y ago
PinePhone is getting there: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBeza4UNOm8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBeza4UNOm8
thebruce87m 6y ago
Samsung DeX already does that. I plugged a colleagues phone in to this screen and it was pretty cool: https://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/electriq-eiq-15fhdpmt-15.6-touch-screen-type-c-portable-monitor-eiq-15fhdpmt/version.asp https://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/electriq-eiq-15fhdpmt-15.6-t... The screen has a USB A port, so a keyboard and mouse were useable with the dongle. It also has two USB-C ports allowing you to charge the phone through the screen. Touch screen was excellent too.

n_kr 6y ago

It is possible to do that wirelessly with samsung dex already. I use it regularly, with an external mouse/keyboard for dex desktop on a TV, and I can use the phone normally. They supported linux on Dex for a while, but that is unsupported now. If Samsung brings a linux desktop with Miracast as an alternative to their own desktop, I might just switch full time to that.

johannes1234321 6y ago
There is a difference between the MacOS environment and existing software vs. Android apps on a desktop-like environment. If Apple executes that well the transition could be mostly fluent, hardly noticed. With the transition to Apple Silicon right now being the most radical step in the process.

compsciphd 6y ago

I built a system years ago that did this one better. imagine your iphone (with its 128 or 256GB) of storage being the storage device of your computer. But not necessarily the CPU. When you're at a more powerful computer (say a laptop or mini), you can plug in and all your processes now run on faster computer. When you want to go remote, you migrate the processes to the portable device. imagine being able to carry a single computer in your pocket like this betwen home and work and not having to carry a laptop. http://systems.cs.columbia.edu/files/wpid-compsac2006-fordist.pdf http://systems.cs.columbia.edu/files/wpid-compsac2006-fordis...

TYPE_FASTER 6y ago

PinePhone is getting there: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBeza4UNOm8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBeza4UNOm8

thebruce87m 6y ago

Samsung DeX already does that. I plugged a colleagues phone in to this screen and it was pretty cool: https://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/electriq-eiq-15fhdpmt-15.6-touch-screen-type-c-portable-monitor-eiq-15fhdpmt/version.asp https://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/electriq-eiq-15fhdpmt-15.6-t... The screen has a USB A port, so a keyboard and mouse were useable with the dongle. It also has two USB-C ports allowing you to charge the phone through the screen. Touch screen was excellent too.