Re:iPhone MacBook Hybrid – Apple Patent Application (2017)
by nicoburns on Sunday May 10, 2020 @05:56PM
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> My gut reaction though is that this would be one step closer to a world where we're running iOS instead of macOS and we don't really have computers anymore.
Sadly you're probably right. On the other hand a modern iPhone is more than fast enough to run macOs, so you never know. An Apple version of the Samsung Dex would be pretty sweet https://www.samsung.com/us/explore/dex/
Re:iPhone MacBook Hybrid – Apple Patent Application (2017)
by tw04 on Sunday May 10, 2020 @05:54PM
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Why wouldn't it run in the appropriate mode based on usage? Full OSX when docked, iOS when undocked?
MS demo'd something back in the day with Windows Phone which I thought would be awesome. I thought one laptop MFG had actually productized it but I can't find it.
Re:iPhone MacBook Hybrid – Apple Patent Application (2017)
by smcl on Sunday May 10, 2020 @05:47PM
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I think it's more likely they'd gut the ability to run access the local device via terminal altogether. You'd have the usual array of third-party apps which you can access remote machines via SSH, but not your iPhone/MacBook hybrid.
My gut reaction though is that this would be one step closer to a world where we're running iOS instead of macOS and we don't really have computers anymore.
No more terminal (unless you pay $4/month for the terminal app! that's a pro feature), no more editors (but you can use this great cloud-based editor for the price of your personal data), no more running your own apps on your own device without paying the Apple Developer fee every year.
I don't know. Maybe that's far-fetched. But it seems increasingly possible, and it'd be a sad day if it ever happens.