Modern phones have better specs than many PCs.
So why do we still use two devices when we could be using just one?
All right, yes, there are many reasons for why things are this way.
Lack of connectivity (many phones come with USB 2, last I...
Obvious elephant in the room is some of these mobile environments are stigmatized by the need for “security” and taking away the freedom of what a desktop OS offers.
The very best example is the background playback of audio on a website called YouTube.com.
Why you can’t play things in the background (yes, I have Kiwi etc and can do this) on mobile is very very telling, and will only get more restrictive.
If the whole Desktop environment was 1 app wouldn’t that basically circumvent that. Since the whooe environment would be sandboxed together. Sure you have way less hardware access, but for a lot of light productivity stuff thst woulf be enough.
It’s one of the main reasons I stick with Firefox, for background and screen off video playback.
The frustrating thing is knowing there are folks out there spending cash on super underpowered Chromebooks, that won’t offer any more “freedom” for users than a phone with an alternate view desktop mode. The phone will often be more powerful, but the Chromebook looks like a computer.
There’s a massive issue with consumer education.
Obvious elephant in the room is some of these mobile environments are stigmatized by the need for “security” and taking away the freedom of what a desktop OS offers.
The very best example is the background playback of audio on a website called YouTube.com.
Why you can’t play things in the background (yes, I have Kiwi etc and can do this) on mobile is very very telling, and will only get more restrictive.
If the whole Desktop environment was 1 app wouldn’t that basically circumvent that. Since the whooe environment would be sandboxed together. Sure you have way less hardware access, but for a lot of light productivity stuff thst woulf be enough.
It’s one of the main reasons I stick with Firefox, for background and screen off video playback. The frustrating thing is knowing there are folks out there spending cash on super underpowered Chromebooks, that won’t offer any more “freedom” for users than a phone with an alternate view desktop mode. The phone will often be more powerful, but the Chromebook looks like a computer. There’s a massive issue with consumer education.