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The plan was to have the same exact OS on desktops and phones. Around the time Windows RT came out (which was a result of their Windows-on-ARM stuff), that's w
by tenebrisalietum 5y ago
The plan was to have the same exact OS on desktops and phones. Around the time Windows RT came out (which was a result of their Windows-on-ARM stuff), that's when they finally stopped using WinCE on their phone hardware and moved to the NT kernel.
Of course that's all moot now since they've given up on phones.
- maydup-nem 5y agoThat's good to know, OK, same OS, but keeping the same interface? > Of course that's all moot now since they've given up on phones. What I rather had in mind was not the interface, but some other things which are "normal" to have on phones: forced updates, impossible to aquire root rights with factory OS, pre-installed shit apps, ads (like on factory-fresh Xiomi, out of the box). So when I saw "ads" and I know the updates are forced, that's where I meant PCs are becoming more like smartphones. That smartphones are unlikely to become more like PCs is an issue of hardware.