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If the phone could access remote computing resources then this would be awesome. (I could show you stuff I've written years ago saying you should "dock" a phon
by webjprgm 15y ago
If the phone could access remote computing resources then this would be awesome. (I could show you stuff I've written years ago saying you should "dock" a phone, wirelessly, to keyboard and monitor and have it also connect to external CPUs and GPUs. I'm sure other people have had the same idea.)
I'm just really skeptical that a smartphone has enough computing power for me to want to use it as my desktop. That's why Apple has gone the route of iCloud; you have your content already synched to your desktop but you keep the interfaces and hardware separate. This is a move that won't be viable until hardware catches up. Or it will be like the original MacBookAir: underpowered but good for certain mobile business users.
- slowpoke 15y agoAs much as I loathe anything cloud related, I feel the need to mention that Ubuntu has their own cloud service called Ubuntu One, which can sync files[1]. So the possibility is there. If they are successful with Ubuntu Android, it might mean more people switching to Ubuntu on their desktop, too, which would be a win in the long term. [1] This is a Nautilus plugin as far as I remember, so it works on any computer where you can install it.