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I think they should clearly separate tablet and desktop interfaces and switch between them based on context (like what Canonical is planning to do with their "U

I think they should clearly separate tablet and desktop interfaces and switch between them based on context (like what Canonical is planning to do with their "Ubuntu for Android"). That is: you get only a classic desktop (+ windowed Metro apps) when your slate is attached to a docking station and you only get the tablet interface otherwise. And then provide a switch within Control Panel to get the hybrid experience, as it is now.

fl3tch 15y ago
> they should clearly separate tablet and desktop interfaces... like what Canonical is planning to do with their "Ubuntu for Android" What? The whole point of Unity is to have a single interface. Canonical is making the exact same mistake as Microsoft.
- freehunter 15y ago
  The point of Ubuntu for Android is it's Android when its on your 3"-4" phone and it's Ubuntu when you dock it and move to a larger screen. You can't expect a desktop interface to easily switch between a smartphone and a 20" screen with a keyboard and mouse. Ubuntu for Android is not Ubuntu for tablets.
wvenable 15y ago
Right now ARM tablets only have the Metro interface period -- there is no desktop interface installed at all. Only PC's have both interfaces.
- Valdemar 15y ago
  I have played with a Windows 8 tablet at that had a fully functional desktop interface, looked just like Win 7 desktop. ...and I'm pretty sure it was an ARM
  - wvenable 15y ago
    Holy crap, it's even more confusing than I thought: http://www.techradar.com/news/software/operating-systems/windows-8-arm-desktop-no-third-party-apps-1062187 http://www.techradar.com/news/software/operating-systems/win... "You will get the traditional desktop with Windows 8 on ARM - but you won't be able to put third-party apps on it. That's because all the third-party apps developed for ARM-based Windows 8 devices will be for the new Metro interface."

fl3tch 15y ago

> they should clearly separate tablet and desktop interfaces... like what Canonical is planning to do with their "Ubuntu for Android" What? The whole point of Unity is to have a single interface. Canonical is making the exact same mistake as Microsoft.

freehunter 15y ago
The point of Ubuntu for Android is it's Android when its on your 3"-4" phone and it's Ubuntu when you dock it and move to a larger screen. You can't expect a desktop interface to easily switch between a smartphone and a 20" screen with a keyboard and mouse. Ubuntu for Android is not Ubuntu for tablets.

wvenable 15y ago

Right now ARM tablets only have the Metro interface period -- there is no desktop interface installed at all. Only PC's have both interfaces.

Valdemar 15y ago
I have played with a Windows 8 tablet at that had a fully functional desktop interface, looked just like Win 7 desktop. ...and I'm pretty sure it was an ARM
- wvenable 15y ago
  Holy crap, it's even more confusing than I thought: http://www.techradar.com/news/software/operating-systems/windows-8-arm-desktop-no-third-party-apps-1062187 http://www.techradar.com/news/software/operating-systems/win... "You will get the traditional desktop with Windows 8 on ARM - but you won't be able to put third-party apps on it. That's because all the third-party apps developed for ARM-based Windows 8 devices will be for the new Metro interface."