claw wrote to Nightfox <=-

there 2 Linux phone manufacturers out there. They even offer a docking station so you can use it like a computer when you get to where your going.

Samsung and Motorola both offered docking phones as a new paradigm for
desktop computing. Samsungs was a dock with HDMI and USB, Motorola had
similar dock, but also had a "webtop", a laptop shell with keyboard,
trackpad, screen, battery and a dock for the phone. Dock it in and you have
a "laptop" with cellular networking. I think it might have been ahead of its time.

I like the idea of being able to use my phone as a computer; I have a 512 GB SD card in mine and treat it like an offsite backup of my media. And, with
an "unlimited" plan, I don't need to worry about public wifi.


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Spectre wrote to Gamgee <=-

I wish we had a choice what OS to use with the iPad. But
unfortunately we don't. :-(

Good thing we *DO* have a choice as to whether we use an iPad or not!

The other equally good questions would be, what is it going to
do for you that it doesn't do now, if you replace the OS.... and
why did you buy it in the first place?

Folks have been asking him these types of questions for a LONG time, but
they never actually get answered.



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Samsung and Motorola both offered docking phones as a new paradigm for desktop computing. Samsungs was a dock with HDMI and USB, Motorola had similar dock, but also had a "webtop", a laptop shell with keyboard, trackpad, screen, battery and a dock for the phone. Dock it in and you have a "laptop" with cellular networking. I think it might have been ahead of its time.

I like the idea of being able to use my phone as a computer; I have a
512 GB SD card in mine and treat it like an offsite backup of my media. And, with an "unlimited" plan, I don't need to worry about public wifi.

Sounds like your the person it was designed for. I do have interest in it myself but wasn't that long ago I got my OnePlus8T so it will be a while before I need a new device and I really hope they have some power in them by then. Imagine you can have your BBS in your pocket.

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I wish we had a choice what OS to use with the iPad. But unfortunately we don't. :-(

Yeah, it's called buy an Android device. iOS is made for morons.

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Exodus wrote to The Millionaire <=-

I wish we had a choice what OS to use with the iPad. But unfortunately we don't. :-(

Yeah, it's called buy an Android device. iOS is made for morons.

I usually word it like "iOS is made for people who want to use technology but don't want to understand technology." But, ya...


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Yeah, it's called buy an Android device. iOS is made for morons.

I usually word it like "iOS is made for people who want to use technology b don't want to understand technology." But, ya...

I think my wording was better. ;)

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