Comment by xp84
11 hours ago
Samsung DEX isn't far off from this, it's just that you're limited to Android instead of Linux, MacOS etc.
But Apple will surely never allow such a thing since their main interest is in selling as many pieces of hardware to each of the Apple Faithful as possible. So they with a straight face suggest that a single human needs an iPad Pro (which easily tops $1500 with the eye-wateringly-expensive keyboard and a storage upgrade) and a laptop. Nevermind that they may have the same chip inside.
I own too many Apple devices, so I may unintentionally qualify as one of those Apple Faithful, but even so I can't really find a place for the iPad in my life. I've tried, I do own an old iPad Pro, but it is semi-permanently mounted to my treadmill as the only use case I've ever had that sticks. As a practical matter I either want my phone, or a real desktop computer.
Something like that Samsung DEX with a real Linux OS and maybe I'm getting a new phone.
>"Samsung DEX isn't far off from this"
I have the latest and greatest and can attest that the experience is atrocious