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hbbiolast Thursday at 11:18 AM2 repliesview on HN

The elephant in the room is something else.

iPhones need desktop mode. Your apps, your data. USB-C screen + Bluetooth keyboard/mouse. Running like iPadOS or even macOS.


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elborulast Thursday at 12:12 PM

Back in 2011, when Motorola released a phone that could do something similar, I was sure that was going to be the future. It’s been 15 years.

I still dream of the day when my computer lives on my wrist, and I just have a few dummy screens in different formats that can connect to it so I can consume media or be productive.

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carlosjobimtoday at 10:57 AM

No real person wants that. A bunch of hackers want it, so that they can try it a couple of times as a fun side project and then never use it again in their life.

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