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A comment on Samsung DeX.

Re:Samsung DeX by ocdtrekkie on Monday November 20, 2017 @05:44PM (#15744034)
So I just bought an HP Elite x3 this month. (Yes, I did.) And it's by far the best phone I've ever put my hands on. It boggles the mind that someone would buy... anything else, given this now is available on Verizon.

...But Continuum feels pointless to me, I left the dock in the box. I have computers anywhere I am going to use a full computer. Or my Surface Pro. I guess maybe this sort of thing might be appealing to the "mobile only" crowd who never owns a PC again?

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Re:Samsung DeX by dexterdog on Monday November 20, 2017 @06:11PM (#15744216)
A Windows mobile device? I think that's why most people would buy anything else.
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Re:Samsung DeX by ocdtrekkie on Monday November 20, 2017 @06:24PM (#15744310)
There really isn't many other viable options if security is important to you. There's iPhone and what's left of Windows Mobile. Even the Pixel won't get the KRACK patch until December, everyone else patched it in October.

Windows Mobile gives me the feature set of a Android with the security competency of an iPhone.

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Re:Samsung DeX by AgentIcarus on Monday November 20, 2017 @06:24PM (#15744308)
Out of interest, why is being on Verizon a selling point?
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Re:Samsung DeX by ocdtrekkie on Monday November 20, 2017 @08:02PM (#15744737)
I have a Verizon cell tower in my parking lot and I share a family plan. Kinda big perks for me.

The HP Elite x3 not supporting Verizon for so long was really tragic too. It's an enterprise focused phone... But over half of enterprises use Verizon.

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