My guess is that one-day, everybody. Today, not so much.
What is the difference between your laptop, desktop and phone? Mostly it's screen resolution and the apps that run on them.
I'm sure at one point somebody was asking "why would I want to plug my laptop into a monitor?"
Eventually, the technology disappears and it just becomes different I/O.
All your apps, all your contacts, all your content in one place. No matter what monitor you sit in front of, it is YOUR computer. Not signing in under this account or that account, it just goes with you.
I believe the technology still has a way to go. This is for early adopters now.
It's largely thermal limits. I use a docking station connected to two monitors for my laptop at work. It's mobile when I need it to be mobile. It's stationary when I need it to be stationary. But it's not powerful (CPU performance) when I need it to be powerful unless I sacrifice mobility entirely like a desktop.
I completely agree, and I suspect we'll see more hardware similar to the keyboard on the surfacebook where the peripherals boost the capabilities of the device plugged into them.
For those not aware, the keyboard in some of the surfacebooks have a better gpu than what is in the tablet part.
There are also some problems with the battery.
If you run enough apps on an android phone, it won't be able to charge the battery.
Also people doesn't like their mobile phone to be hot.
I'd suggest it is likely that most peripherals that you connect your phone to will have their own power source which charges your phone, rather than using your phone as the power source.
Strangely I feel like I have the benefit of a lot of this already, only using the Cloud.
Contacts, calendar, email, documents all goes with me. As a developer, git is the transport that does the same. Apps can generally be installed in multiple places.
I often find myself working my laptop in the office, then my desktop at home, picking up right from where I left off.
What is the difference between your laptop, desktop and phone? Mostly it's screen resolution and the apps that run on them.
I'm sure at one point somebody was asking "why would I want to plug my laptop into a monitor?"
Eventually, the technology disappears and it just becomes different I/O.
All your apps, all your contacts, all your content in one place. No matter what monitor you sit in front of, it is YOUR computer. Not signing in under this account or that account, it just goes with you.
I believe the technology still has a way to go. This is for early adopters now.