Is there any world where them running MacOS on an A chip ultimately translates to just connecting an iPhone to a monitor, keyboard and mouse (all apple-branded, naturally :-) and running it in 'MacOS mode'?

Obviously just so many reasons why this won't happen. Or would happen on iPad first. But dare we dream?

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ryukafalz 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I would love this. Don't see it happening though unless it turns out that people really love the Android desktop mode. (Which, maybe, if/when it becomes basically their ChromeOS replacement.)

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arndt 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I hope too, maybe with iPad Pros first: A new hybrid binary for apps that allows you to seamlessly switch between MacOS mode when connected to peripherals and iOS when not, apps just render in a different place, but maintain state.

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davnicwil 5 hours ago | parent [-]

I'd be totally happy with both modes being completely independent. Cloud-synced files could take care of shared state for a lot of usecases. I mainly just want this for the portability aspect with the phone.

There are some practical issues with having to make sure you have the screen and keyboard access (in practice the all-in-one of a laptop is pretty handy - though I guess you could still have this form factor in a much lighter shell minus the compute) but for a lot of cases like home <-> office this would be the dream, just carry your computer in your pocket.

	▲	ryukafalz 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Something worth thinking about, even if you're also carrying a laptop-style shell with you too... this means only buying RAM for one device rather than two. Laptop shell doesn't need RAM of its own. The RAM shortage is only starting to hit but I think this could potentially start to be more appealing if it lasts too long and gets too bad.

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ebbi 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Imagine putting on some glasses for virtual display and iPhone going into desktop mode...

That'd be the dream

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tedmiston 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

"Apple Pi"

	▲	davnicwil 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		very nice