Re:Linux-ready, made-in-Germany “Volla Phone” succeeds on Ki...
by bryanlarsen on Wednesday March 04, 2020 @07:28AM
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Motorola Atrix and others too.
AFAICT, there are two main reasons it hasn't caught on:
1. It doesn't follow the normal technology adoption curve. Most tech is adopted first by technically savvy individuals who know how to deal with the "quirks" of living on the bleeding edge. And then evangelize it to the normies.
But a docked phone is for the normals, only techies need the power of a standalone computer.
2: A monitor + keyboard + dock can be more expensive and less convenient than a chromebook.
But it's an obvious idea and eventually it will happen. Once Google and/or Apple takes it seriously and integrate it into the base operating system, it'll slowly spread.
AFAICT, there are two main reasons it hasn't caught on:
1. It doesn't follow the normal technology adoption curve. Most tech is adopted first by technically savvy individuals who know how to deal with the "quirks" of living on the bleeding edge. And then evangelize it to the normies.
But a docked phone is for the normals, only techies need the power of a standalone computer.
2: A monitor + keyboard + dock can be more expensive and less convenient than a chromebook.
But it's an obvious idea and eventually it will happen. Once Google and/or Apple takes it seriously and integrate it into the base operating system, it'll slowly spread.