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Re:iPhone X by bhauer on Wednesday September 13, 2017 @11:19AM (#15239057)
You've more or less described Microsoft's Continuum [1]. Even down to the "handful of apps." Continuum as it exists today runs UWP applications only.

Rumors have been circulating for years about some future Microsoft mobile device. The latest rumors suggest a Windows 10 ARM device with x86 emulation and their new CShell "responsive" UI. If that rumor pans out, it's possible Windows 10 ARM may also include the Windows Linux subsystem, getting you closer to your ideal.

[1] http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/Continuum

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Re:iPhone X by KozmoNau7 on Thursday September 14, 2017 @04:53AM (#15246083)
Sure, but that would tie me to Windows 10, and I'm not exactly interested in that.
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Re:iPhone X by thecrazyone on Thursday September 14, 2017 @08:18AM (#15247178)
well the manufacturers would tie into their system. If apple implemented this, you would be tied to their ecosystem, no? Don't see a way around that :)
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Re:iPhone X by KozmoNau7 on Thursday September 14, 2017 @08:49AM (#15247395)
I definitely see a way around it. An open standard, based on USB-C 3.x would be ideal.

The docking station for my Thinkpad doesn't lock me into a specific software ecosystem. I see no reason why a hypothetical phone dock should be any different.

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