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Some years later everyone will realize that desktops are not phones and are meant to utilize more available screen space. Then everyone will come up with "revol

Some years later everyone will realize that desktops are not phones and are meant to utilize more available screen space. Then everyone will come up with "revolutionary" desktop interface ideas and we here at HN will call it out that we already had these back in 90s. I am waiting for that time. Windows 10 is "phony" already and becoming more like it's built for people with low vision. I hate it's UI. I hope bringing android in windows don't turn into another Electron.

CarelessExpert 5y ago
I know you're being a bit sarcastic but: > Some years later everyone will realize that desktops are not phones and are meant to utilize more available screen space. Keep in mind there's plenty of android apps designed to function on tablets with much larger screens. Obviously there's not nearly as many as on the iOS side of the world where the iPad is far more successful, and there's a wide variability in how good they are at taking advantage of the extra real estate. But they're out there. The real issue, IMO, is that those apps are designed with a touch-based UX, and that doesn't translate well to mouse-based interaction. And one of the few areas where Apple and I are in agreement is in poor ergonomics of a touchscreen on a laptop or PC.
- smusamashah 5y ago
  > those apps are designed with a touch-based UX And now days every desktop app is made as if "mouse" doesn't exist. Or as if `market research has shown that bigger buttons engage more users`. I like to see more on my screen in one go. That's why we get multiple monitors or bigger monitors. To see more content. And everyone is hellbent on wasting it. More CPU/RAM got us more web-as-desktop apps. Higher resolution, bigger screens are giving us bigger, emptier GUIs.
bitL 5y ago
Now you'll have UI elements from Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows 11 and Android all in a single operating system! Can't wait for the Android Settings integration to Control Panel next...
pradn 5y ago
I use Windows 10 every day, and I think the days of the desktop UI mattering are over. 95% of my time is in Chrome and Steam games. Windows already has split screen and that's enough for home use. That said, I can't say how it feels at work.
nikanj 5y ago
That already happened once, that's how we got Windows 10 after the tablet-first travesty that was Windows 8. And I agree with you, we'll likely see it happen again.
VortexDream 5y ago
That said, I assume it will be possible to run Android apps in their own windows. No need to force the entire OS into some weird Android mode. It'll likely work the same way WSL does.
- dspillett 5y ago
  > I assume it will be possible to run Android apps in their own windows The screenshot at the top of TFA specifically shows this.
makeitdouble 5y ago
We should note Amazon's android store has been aimed at Fire tablets for years now (Amazon's phone was really a flash in the pan). Sure the ecosystem is far from being mature, but it is also progressively benefiting from chromebook integration, and hopefully from this windows integration.

CarelessExpert 5y ago

I know you're being a bit sarcastic but: > Some years later everyone will realize that desktops are not phones and are meant to utilize more available screen space. Keep in mind there's plenty of android apps designed to function on tablets with much larger screens. Obviously there's not nearly as many as on the iOS side of the world where the iPad is far more successful, and there's a wide variability in how good they are at taking advantage of the extra real estate. But they're out there. The real issue, IMO, is that those apps are designed with a touch-based UX, and that doesn't translate well to mouse-based interaction. And one of the few areas where Apple and I are in agreement is in poor ergonomics of a touchscreen on a laptop or PC.

smusamashah 5y ago
> those apps are designed with a touch-based UX And now days every desktop app is made as if "mouse" doesn't exist. Or as if `market research has shown that bigger buttons engage more users`. I like to see more on my screen in one go. That's why we get multiple monitors or bigger monitors. To see more content. And everyone is hellbent on wasting it. More CPU/RAM got us more web-as-desktop apps. Higher resolution, bigger screens are giving us bigger, emptier GUIs.

bitL 5y ago

Now you'll have UI elements from Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows 11 and Android all in a single operating system! Can't wait for the Android Settings integration to Control Panel next...

pradn 5y ago

I use Windows 10 every day, and I think the days of the desktop UI mattering are over. 95% of my time is in Chrome and Steam games. Windows already has split screen and that's enough for home use. That said, I can't say how it feels at work.

nikanj 5y ago

That already happened once, that's how we got Windows 10 after the tablet-first travesty that was Windows 8. And I agree with you, we'll likely see it happen again.

VortexDream 5y ago

That said, I assume it will be possible to run Android apps in their own windows. No need to force the entire OS into some weird Android mode. It'll likely work the same way WSL does.

dspillett 5y ago
> I assume it will be possible to run Android apps in their own windows The screenshot at the top of TFA specifically shows this.

makeitdouble 5y ago

We should note Amazon's android store has been aimed at Fire tablets for years now (Amazon's phone was really a flash in the pan). Sure the ecosystem is far from being mature, but it is also progressively benefiting from chromebook integration, and hopefully from this windows integration.