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Pretty sure Windows Phone did this over a decade ago. I mean, say what you want about Windows Phones, but yeah, this was a thing.

nashashmi 1y ago
They did. The lumia had this feature. It also had a liquid cooling system. But the windows computer was quite limited. This was before they migrated to windows one core.
buzzerbetrayed 1y ago
As someone who likely never would have bought a windows phone, I sure wish Microsoft would have stuck with it
runjake 1y ago
I'm not aware of any Windows Phone implementation like this that existed commercially. Can you point me to it? The first modern thing like this that I can recall is the 2011 Android-based Motorola Atrix phone[1] that presented a DeX-like desktop (well before DeX!). It used an Ubuntu-based desktop. It was really, really good, but never got traction. 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorola_Atrix_4G https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorola_Atrix_4G
- rcmjr 1y ago
  It did. I have the 950xl and the display dock. At the time, it was such an awesome feature that the world and how we work was not ready for yet. https://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Display-Dock-Lumia-HD-500/dp/B01I749CKO https://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Display-Dock-Lumia-HD-500/d...
  - runjake 1y ago
    Freaking cool. I don't know how I missed/forgot this, having been so immersed in the Windows Phone world. Thanks! I feel like this is something that could spur Windows/Windows Phone adoption in modern times.
  - lern_too_spel 1y ago
    Display connectors were a problem back then. Now you can just use USB C.
- ThrowawayB7 1y ago
  The HP Elite x3 had it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HP_Elite_x3 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HP_Elite_x3 . The phone came with a docking cradle with desktop ports.
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TowerTall 1y ago
It was called "Continuum" and was introduced with Windows 10 Mobile. Worked pretty smoothly but it couldn't run win32 application only the new modern UWP apps. Introduced 6 Oct 2015 alongside the Nokia Lumia 950/950 XL. Discontinued when Windows 10 Mobile reached end of support in Dec 2019. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/device-experiences/continuum-phone https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/de... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Continuum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Continuum
- p1necone 1y ago
  I remember when MS was pushing UWP apps hard. So many things needlessly handicapped. I'm glad they seem to have kinda given up on that now.
  - mardef 1y ago
    UWP was limited because it was the subset that could run on PC, Xbox, Phone, and HoloLens. Being able to make one responsive app and deploy it across that ecosystem was pretty awesome. But when you kill the non-PC platforms, you're just left with a reduced capability version of windows apps

nashashmi 1y ago

They did. The lumia had this feature. It also had a liquid cooling system. But the windows computer was quite limited. This was before they migrated to windows one core.

buzzerbetrayed 1y ago

As someone who likely never would have bought a windows phone, I sure wish Microsoft would have stuck with it

runjake 1y ago

I'm not aware of any Windows Phone implementation like this that existed commercially. Can you point me to it? The first modern thing like this that I can recall is the 2011 Android-based Motorola Atrix phone[1] that presented a DeX-like desktop (well before DeX!). It used an Ubuntu-based desktop. It was really, really good, but never got traction. 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorola_Atrix_4G https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorola_Atrix_4G

rcmjr 1y ago
It did. I have the 950xl and the display dock. At the time, it was such an awesome feature that the world and how we work was not ready for yet. https://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Display-Dock-Lumia-HD-500/dp/B01I749CKO https://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Display-Dock-Lumia-HD-500/d...
- runjake 1y ago
  Freaking cool. I don't know how I missed/forgot this, having been so immersed in the Windows Phone world. Thanks! I feel like this is something that could spur Windows/Windows Phone adoption in modern times.
- lern_too_spel 1y ago
  Display connectors were a problem back then. Now you can just use USB C.
ThrowawayB7 1y ago
The HP Elite x3 had it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HP_Elite_x3 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HP_Elite_x3 . The phone came with a docking cradle with desktop ports.
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TowerTall 1y ago

It was called "Continuum" and was introduced with Windows 10 Mobile. Worked pretty smoothly but it couldn't run win32 application only the new modern UWP apps. Introduced 6 Oct 2015 alongside the Nokia Lumia 950/950 XL. Discontinued when Windows 10 Mobile reached end of support in Dec 2019. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/device-experiences/continuum-phone https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/de... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Continuum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Continuum

p1necone 1y ago
I remember when MS was pushing UWP apps hard. So many things needlessly handicapped. I'm glad they seem to have kinda given up on that now.
- mardef 1y ago
  UWP was limited because it was the subset that could run on PC, Xbox, Phone, and HoloLens. Being able to make one responsive app and deploy it across that ecosystem was pretty awesome. But when you kill the non-PC platforms, you're just left with a reduced capability version of windows apps