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		flohofwoe on May 10, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Apple M4 benchmarks suggest it is the new single-c... 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.

api on May 10, 2024 [–]

That's basically running two OSes. Don't think that's a great idea. We have enough cruft.

yencabulator on May 10, 2024 | [–]

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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