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1. jasonl+v5[view] [source] 2025-05-13 15:02:03
>>logic_+(OP)
Pretty sure Windows Phone did this over a decade ago. I mean, say what you want about Windows Phones, but yeah, this was a thing.
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2. runjak+x6[view] [source] 2025-05-13 15:09:26
>>jasonl+v5
I'm not aware of any Windows Phone implementation like this that existed commercially. Can you point me to it?

The first modern thing like this that I can recall is the 2011 Android-based Motorola Atrix phone[1] that presented a DeX-like desktop (well before DeX!).

It used an Ubuntu-based desktop. It was really, really good, but never got traction.

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorola_Atrix_4G

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3. rcmjr+kF[view] [source] 2025-05-13 18:14:50
>>runjak+x6
It did. I have the 950xl and the display dock. At the time, it was such an awesome feature that the world and how we work was not ready for yet. https://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Display-Dock-Lumia-HD-500/d...
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4. runjak+YG[view] [source] 2025-05-13 18:24:34
>>rcmjr+kF
Freaking cool. I don't know how I missed/forgot this, having been so immersed in the Windows Phone world. Thanks!

I feel like this is something that could spur Windows/Windows Phone adoption in modern times.

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