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Re:Apple M4 benchmarks suggest it is new single-core perform... by flohofwoe on Friday May 10, 2024 @09:19AM (#40318635)
Windows 8 failed because it tried to merge desktop and tablet UI paradigms.

Switching between entirely different and separate "UI personalities" could work.

I don't think the pointer vs touch UI is the main thing that people have in mind when wishing for macOS on the iPad though, instead a "proper" UNIX-style filesystem and shell, and the ability to install any software outside the app store via a package manager and without Apple's nanny reflex getting in the way.

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Re:Apple M4 benchmarks suggest it is new single-core perform... by api on Friday May 10, 2024 @09:43AM (#40318891)
That's basically running two OSes. Don't think that's a great idea. We have enough cruft.
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Re:Apple M4 benchmarks suggest it is new single-core perform... by yencabulator on Friday May 10, 2024 @03:55PM (#40323189)
So you're saying my Steam Deck, which has both a "game console" UI and a desktop UI mode and lets you switch between them, is somehow running two OSes? Weird argument.
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