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Wow, you just blew my mind there! But now that you say it it makes total sense. Have a tablet style computer on the go, plug it into a dock and transform it int
by Derbasti 15y ago
Wow, you just blew my mind there! But now that you say it it makes total sense. Have a tablet style computer on the go, plug it into a dock and transform it into a desktop style computer. This is brilliant!
One obvious implication of this is the death of the desktop computer. For the first time, this OS is not designed for desktop-only computers.
I wonder how they plan to integrate applications that need big screens like software development or graphic design into the experience. After all, big screens don't lend themselves for touch. Maybe you would plug in your mobile device and it would show the Metro UI, but a big external monitor would only show classic UI. (Maybe with some touch-stuff in a sidebar)
It will also be interesting how they will integrate hardware upgradability. That pretty much exclusively works with desktop towers, wich is at odds with mobility.
GNOME3, Unity, Lion, Windows 8... There is a lot of UI innovation going on! Interesting times, I must say!