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Samsung DEX isn't far off from this, it's just that you're limited to Android instead of Linux, MacOS etc. But Apple will surely never allow such a thing since

by xp84 8mo ago

Samsung DEX isn't far off from this, it's just that you're limited to Android instead of Linux, MacOS etc. But Apple will surely never allow such a thing since their main interest is in selling as many pieces of hardware to each of the Apple Faithful as possible. So they with a straight face suggest that a single human needs an iPad Pro (which easily tops $1500 with the eye-wateringly-expensive keyboard and a storage upgrade) and a laptop. Nevermind that they may have the same chip inside.

FpUser 8mo ago
>"Samsung DEX isn't far off from this" I have the latest and greatest and can attest that the experience is atrocious
- xp84 8mo ago
  I use it on a 4-5 year old Galaxy tablet. it's not perfect, but it's miles beyond the "multitasking" iPads have offered. Disclosure: I haven't tried Apple's 97th attempt to invent a new and alien alternative to the concept of windows that they currently ship on iPads.
  - FpUser 8mo ago
    >"but it's miles beyond the "multitasking" iPads have offered" I do not use Apple products so I was comparing it to a regular PC/Laptop
    - xp84 8mo ago
      I understand - I just mentioned because for me I was aiming to replace the concept of an iPad in my life with that tablet. Honestly though, I ended up inheriting an M1 MacBook Air from my wife after upgrading her, and it has mostly displaced the tablet for most of the uses. Mainly because of the keyboard, and it's just nicer to be able to actually access the filesystem, and indeed, just window management is still superior on a "real" OS.
rootusrootus 8mo ago
I own too many Apple devices, so I may unintentionally qualify as one of those Apple Faithful, but even so I can't really find a place for the iPad in my life. I've tried, I do own an old iPad Pro, but it is semi-permanently mounted to my treadmill as the only use case I've ever had that sticks. As a practical matter I either want my phone, or a real desktop computer. Something like that Samsung DEX with a real Linux OS and maybe I'm getting a new phone.

by xp84 8mo ago

FpUser 8mo ago

>"Samsung DEX isn't far off from this" I have the latest and greatest and can attest that the experience is atrocious

xp84 8mo ago
I use it on a 4-5 year old Galaxy tablet. it's not perfect, but it's miles beyond the "multitasking" iPads have offered. Disclosure: I haven't tried Apple's 97th attempt to invent a new and alien alternative to the concept of windows that they currently ship on iPads.
- FpUser 8mo ago
  >"but it's miles beyond the "multitasking" iPads have offered" I do not use Apple products so I was comparing it to a regular PC/Laptop
  - xp84 8mo ago
    I understand - I just mentioned because for me I was aiming to replace the concept of an iPad in my life with that tablet. Honestly though, I ended up inheriting an M1 MacBook Air from my wife after upgrading her, and it has mostly displaced the tablet for most of the uses. Mainly because of the keyboard, and it's just nicer to be able to actually access the filesystem, and indeed, just window management is still superior on a "real" OS.

rootusrootus 8mo ago

I own too many Apple devices, so I may unintentionally qualify as one of those Apple Faithful, but even so I can't really find a place for the iPad in my life. I've tried, I do own an old iPad Pro, but it is semi-permanently mounted to my treadmill as the only use case I've ever had that sticks. As a practical matter I either want my phone, or a real desktop computer. Something like that Samsung DEX with a real Linux OS and maybe I'm getting a new phone.