One thing I’m looking forward to in regular laptops is handling of change in monitor hardware state when docking and undocking. It can take a while for the system to figure things out, other times it’s a hard reset... all that said, it’s handled better than mosx which has a frustrating relationship with multiple external displays.
Microsoft introduces Windows 10 X for dual-screen devices
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#12The dual screens look like a marketing gimmick in search of an actual use...
One persons marketing gimmick is another persons innovation
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#13> So while a regular PC will boot up and immediately run all of the services necessary to run a Win32 application, for example, Windows 10X won’t load this subsystem until it’s needed. This, the company argues, allows it to be very efficient with the resources available on the machine and extend its battery life significantly. Hopefully they won't decide it is never needed.
They have already tried this one. It didn't end well.
Exactly; they got that out of their system with Windows RT. (And apparently the upcoming Windows 10 for ARM will ship with Win32 support via emulation.)
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#14Microsoft is using Android! Lauren Goode got a great quote from Satya on this topic:
> When I asked Satya Nadella whether Microsoft ever thought about reviving a true Windows mobile OS, he told me: "The operating system is no longer the most important layer for us...What is most important for us is the app model and the experience."
https://twitter.com/LaurenGoode/status/1179421631506210822
Update: my apologies, this is for the other dual screen device announced today (lots of new products!). They are releasing an Android phone with a similar hinge setup.
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#15The dual screens look like a marketing gimmick in search of an actual use...
What about the ASUS ZenBook Pros that already have two screens?
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#17Microsoft is using Android! Lauren Goode got a great quote from Satya on this topic: > When I asked Satya Nadella whether Microsoft ever thought about reviving a true Windows mobile OS, he told me: "The operating system is no longer the most important layer for us...What is most important for us is the app model and the experience." https://twitter.com/LaurenGoode/status/1179421631506210822 Update: my apologies, this…
As long as Google owns the mobile OS, Microsoft will never be able to maintain any significant control over the app model or user experience.
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#18That looks quite inconvenient. I think it'd have been better if the screen could be unhinged, and only held together by a cable. That way, I and someone across the table could follow something on the same computer, but on a different screen. In fact, if I could attach as many screens as I wanted, that'd be pretty cool...
So you want two devices that communicate via a network? Or one device with muitiple monitors? Which are both already possible...
Of course it's already possible, but is it convenient? You're sitting at an airport gate and want to show something to your travel partner on your device. You unhinge the second monitor and hand it to them. That's what I envision based on what they described, not sending them a WebEx link or trying to setup some kind of screen share.
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#19The courier!
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#20Now we can all be 10 X developers!
Give it enough time and there will even be certification programs!