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Re:Apple Plans Combined iPhone, iPad and Mac Apps to Create ... by falcolas on Wednesday December 20, 2017 @10:58AM (#15970655)
The concept was tried with Windows 8; they had to go back to offering both desktop and touchscreen options. Based on my experiences using an iPad, iPhone, and a variety of mac laptops, I don't see how this could be practically different.

Touch interfaces take up too much space on lap/desktops, and desktop interfaces are inconvenient to the point of not working with touch.

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Re:Apple Plans Combined iPhone, iPad and Mac Apps to Create ... by whowouldathunk on Wednesday December 20, 2017 @11:18AM (#15970885)
> The concept was tried with Windows 8; they had to go back to offering both desktop and touchscreen options.

Still using the same platform. The idea is to use responsive design rather than different UI frameworks.

Disclosure: I work at Microsoft.

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