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> If people wanted what you described, then Surfaces would be skyrocketing. But isn't Apple in somewhat of a unique position given that they're the only compan
by throwitaway1123 3y ago
> If people wanted what you described, then Surfaces would be skyrocketing.
But isn't Apple in somewhat of a unique position given that they're the only company that develops a popular tablet OS and a popular desktop OS? Microsoft has Windows Subsystem for Android, but it looks like it only runs apps from the Amazon Appstore [1].
If there was an Apple device similar to the discontinued Surface Book that ran iPadOS and MacOS, I would be intrigued. Using an iPad as a display for a Mac is cool, but it would be nice to run MacOS locally.
[1] https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/android/wsa/ https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/android/wsa/
- throwitaway1123 3y agoCoincidentally, Microsoft ended support for WSA the day after I wrote this comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39606464 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39606464 Unlike Windows Subsystem for Linux which is thriving, Google's stranglehold on Android via its Play Store renders any attempt to integrate Windows and Android non-viable.