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> MS threw in the towel unfortunately. I’m surprised Microsoft isn’t making a second go for a phone actually. With all of their WSL work, they could release a
by randmeerkat 3y ago
> MS threw in the towel unfortunately.
I’m surprised Microsoft isn’t making a second go for a phone actually. With all of their WSL work, they could release a Linux / Windows phone and say this is like the original PC, but also a phone, install what you want on it, and also it integrates seamlessly with Azure for power users that want to program on their phone, and also integrates with AD for Microsoft enterprises focused on securing their corporate devices, not to mention the Office Apps and so on. They could even partner with Valve and release the Steam store on their phone, it could be similar to the Steam Deck, but a phone also… Not to mention the possible integrations with ChatGPT as a voice assistant and all of the benefits that come with that.
TLDR; the phone market is ripe to be disrupted and Microsoft is the best positioned to do so.
- jjmarr 3y agoI'm typing this on my Microsoft Surface Duo 2. It's the best phone I've ever had for actual work. It's not all your describing, but the fact you don't know about it goes to show how far behind Microsoft is at marketing their tech.
- randmeerkat 3y agoYeah, this is the first time I’ve even heard of it, it looks great though.
- robertlagrant 3y agoPower users that want to program on their phone? That sounds like Ballmer-level thinking on mobile.
- randmeerkat 3y ago> Power users that want to program on their phone? That sounds like Ballmer-level thinking on mobile. Even if you could plug a monitor, keyboard, and mouse into your phone..? Just like you can with a Steam Deck..
- jitl 3y agoYou can plug all that stuff into iPhone and Android phones too, but very few people are excited about it. Samsung even made a laptop shaped accessory for their phones, I can’t find it but this company is making something similar: https://nexdock.com/samsung-dex-laptop/ https://nexdock.com/samsung-dex-laptop/ I don’t think the power rangers transforming phone product is a good product for most people. If you asked me to choose between a regular M3 MacBook Pro and a full DeX phone based docking setup built around a top-line smartphone, I’m going to pick the MacBook’s 4x more RAM, 3x bigger CPU, 6x bigger GPU, and much better thermal dissipation. Why settle for a much less powerful device that is fiddly and annoying to “set up” for real work? I also have a Steam Deck and the only thing I’ve ever plugged it into is a power adapter. If I was gonna plug it into a monitor, I’d use my vastly more powerful desktop PC instead.
- stephenr 3y ago> With all of their WSL work, they could release a Linux / Windows phone I don't think "we need to run a VM with a distinct OS to have a chance of being successful" is really a great basis for building a mobile phone.