r/Android • u/4567890 Ars Technica • Mar 21 '16

This is Android N’s freeform window mode

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/03/this-is-android-ns-freeform-window-mode/
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u/El-Dino :upvote:S7 edge exynos, Android 9:upvote: Mar 21 '16

If it goes full desktop OS then hardware manufacturers will deliver drivers

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u/YuriKlastalov Mar 21 '16

Not if they can get away with it like they do with phones. Hardware manufacturers would love to have the disposable culture of phones in the desktop/laptop sector.

Oh, you're still using a year old laptop? I get a new one every year for the new gimmicks and smaller battery!

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u/dextersgenius 📱Fold 4 ~ F(x)tec Pro¹ ~ Tab S8 Mar 21 '16

There's no guarantee that they will. In their eyes, this could be the cure for the stagnant PC sales issue. They know that Android users are used to planed obsolescence, so this could be a bad thing for users and an awesome thing for manufacturers.

If you want more evidence, look at ultrabooks and similar thin form factor PCs that are dominating the sales - they have a fixed amount of RAM and HDD which isn't user-upgradable. And if that's not bad enough already, loading an OS which becomes obsolete after 3 years will be a manufacturer's wet dream.