ITT: “My [insert model] has had it since 1865, SNORE!”
What ever happened to google merging chrome and android that was talked about like 10 years ago?
Probably been in the Google idea/product graveyard for the last 9 years
Didn’t they recently talk about merging Chorme OS and Android again tho?
Fuchsia? It became the OS for their nest line of products I think.
Now they’re doing away with chrome os I guess to make Chromebooks run android in an attempt to compete with Apple’s iPad line. I actually suspect Dex is part of this.
If Android lands this in a good way, I may finally switch off of iPhone. I do not need a laptop and a phone if I can just dock my phone and get my work done.
I do have a desktop at home, but I do occasionally enough need to travel and bring a laptop. It feels kind of like a waste, but a portable monitor, keyboard, and mouse would be great if I could just dock my phone and do my meetings.
Since I host meetings, tablets don’t offer enough functionality.
Carrying three separate devices (portable screen, keyboard, mouse) seems more hassle than carrying a single device (a laptop). Though it could be useful if I already have a screen, a keyboard and a mouse where I’m going.
One can have a laptop-form dock station. Or something like.
With DEX you can use your phone as a touchpad.
Not so much about hassle, but cost.
Why spend $1000 on a phone and $1000 on a laptop when just one would do.
https://nexdock.com/order-nexdock/
Devices like this would solve the problem of carrying a screen and keyboard.
They were just waiting for Microsoft to add advertisements to Windows so they can do the same. Now it can be a new revenue channel and will see the light of day.
PureOS on Librem5 already does a “desktop mode”… snore.
Do you have one? How well does it work? I’m interested in getting a Linux phone, but am worried it will be a waste of money.
I have done no research, but my guess is it will be a waste of money right now. Any existing linux phones are too new for everything to be figured out. Pricing is likely very high for what you get right now too, since they don’t have the scale yet (and probs other things).
I believe they are mostly an enthusiast type deal at the minute.
With some more time I believe they will become very appealing.
