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This 'the PC is dead' nonsense will come full circle eventually. Phones and tablets are PCs, we just haven't yet got to point where we can satisfactorily dock t

by nly 13y ago

This 'the PC is dead' nonsense will come full circle eventually. Phones and tablets are PCs, we just haven't yet got to point where we can satisfactorily dock them with a full desktop accessory set. I personally see a scenario where everyone has a nice big LCD screen, full sized QWERTY, and probably still a mouse, in their study at home but carry their 'beige box' in their pocket. Just 5-10 years out imho. Unfortunately I think Windows is still positioned best to make this happen.

nitrogen 13y ago
Unfortunately I think Windows is still positioned best to make this happen. Have you looked at the Ubuntu phone OS? It's designed to be the same software, hardware, and UX from phone to desktop. I don't necessarily like it, but it shows promise of doing exactly what you say Windows is best positioned to do.
- nly 13y ago
  Yep, and I'd put them at #2. I'm pragmatic, I don't necessarily think the best solution will triumph. One thing Ubuntu phone is doing wrong is dismissing Android. Dual booting is absurd, it doesn't promote sharing app data or a seemless user experience.
lectrick 13y ago
> Unfortunately I think Windows is still positioned best to make this happen. As a user who has been very impressed by the combination of http://elementaryos.org/ http://elementaryos.org/ and the fact that Valve/Steam has recommitted to Linux, I think Windows is on the downturn and Linux is on the upswing.
- yaeger 13y ago
  Let's hope so. As long as Valve keeps the desktop side of Steam and the Big Picture mode separate from each other we would be fine. I really hope they won't make Microsofts mistake and start trashing the desktop UI of Steam and instead giving those users the Big Picture Mode UI to use. Because, you know "Everything must look and work identical. No matter how different the use cases may be" Microsoft could have avoided all of this by just offering a small option during install "Where do you want to install win8? Tablet or Desktop". And according to that selection install MetroUI or otherwise leave it uninstalled. But their notion that from phone over tablets to desktop, all just have to have the uni colored tiles everywhere certainly isn't doing the trick.
mratzloff 13y ago
This is also the direction I think computing is taking. In the case of Apple, you might still have the Mac Pro, and perhaps MacBooks, but the iMac and Mac Mini will be replaced by iPad, which can connect to a monitor, keyboard, and mouse. On the iPad itself you will have the iOS experience, and in desktop mode you will have the current OS X experience. This is the inevitable outcome of the convergence between the two.

by nly 13y ago

nitrogen 13y ago

Unfortunately I think Windows is still positioned best to make this happen. Have you looked at the Ubuntu phone OS? It's designed to be the same software, hardware, and UX from phone to desktop. I don't necessarily like it, but it shows promise of doing exactly what you say Windows is best positioned to do.

nly 13y ago
Yep, and I'd put them at #2. I'm pragmatic, I don't necessarily think the best solution will triumph. One thing Ubuntu phone is doing wrong is dismissing Android. Dual booting is absurd, it doesn't promote sharing app data or a seemless user experience.

lectrick 13y ago

> Unfortunately I think Windows is still positioned best to make this happen. As a user who has been very impressed by the combination of http://elementaryos.org/ http://elementaryos.org/ and the fact that Valve/Steam has recommitted to Linux, I think Windows is on the downturn and Linux is on the upswing.

yaeger 13y ago
Let's hope so. As long as Valve keeps the desktop side of Steam and the Big Picture mode separate from each other we would be fine. I really hope they won't make Microsofts mistake and start trashing the desktop UI of Steam and instead giving those users the Big Picture Mode UI to use. Because, you know "Everything must look and work identical. No matter how different the use cases may be" Microsoft could have avoided all of this by just offering a small option during install "Where do you want to install win8? Tablet or Desktop". And according to that selection install MetroUI or otherwise leave it uninstalled. But their notion that from phone over tablets to desktop, all just have to have the uni colored tiles everywhere certainly isn't doing the trick.

mratzloff 13y ago

This is also the direction I think computing is taking. In the case of Apple, you might still have the Mac Pro, and perhaps MacBooks, but the iMac and Mac Mini will be replaced by iPad, which can connect to a monitor, keyboard, and mouse. On the iPad itself you will have the iOS experience, and in desktop mode you will have the current OS X experience. This is the inevitable outcome of the convergence between the two.