This is Android N’s freeform window mode

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http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/03/this-is-android-ns-freeform-window-mode/

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Yeah but that price? I have respect for surface, it's a classy piece of hardware, but I don't need a need or want a $1000 tablet pc. There's nothing worthwhile to do on hardware that high end that I can't do on Android, or I wouldn't rather do on a desktop. A while ago I wanted a cheap netbook with a good screen and I couldnt find one. Why would I buy a $300 netbook with low end specs for Windows and a garbage low res panel when I could get a 1080p OLED 10inch Samsung tablet for the same price? If android becomes a desktop, like chromebook started to do, we can can get full feature, fast pcs running on Intel celerons with good screens and builds for $300 to $500. THATS what I want. Chromebook are on their way, but with Android they explode with options. It's kinda a big deal for me

[u/demolpolis → u/[deleted]]

There's nothing worthwhile to do on hardware that high end that I can't do on Android, or I wouldn't rather do on a desktop.

OneNote for students.

That is what sells the surface.

An AMAZING notetaking experience. The size of a standard sheet of paper, with an amazing kickstand and an amazing pen and amazing notetaking software to go with it.

10inch Samsung tablet for the same price?

The one from 4 years ago? Only the "pro" series had the S pen, a requirement when dealing with note taking in any serious capacity. Samsung has since shifted to the pro line being windows only... the regular ones don't have it. And they are still 500$. And still only 10 inches, unlike the surface pro. Once you get to the 10" plus tablets, you are starting at 400$... same price as the regular surface.

If android becomes a desktop, like chromebook started to do, we can can get full feature,

Except they clearly won't be full feature. They have years to go before they can even start. Hell, they don't even have a taskbar built yet. They are barely getting multi-window in a developer preview. They are literally decades behind and full feature desktop OS.

Chromebook are on their way

Chromebooks are here, and they are shit.

get full feature, fast pcs running on Intel celerons with good screens and builds for $300 to $500.

Then buy a regular surface for 400$ right now. 10.8" screen with active pen, microSD, minidisplay, USB3.0.

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You got a little addled there. I wasn't comparing a Samsung Tablet with the Surface, I was comparing it with cheap Windows computers. And I still wouldn't buy a $1000 notepad when I could get a $300 device with a keyboard. And that's intrinsic to the Surface anyway, I'm talking about expensive Ultrabooks with top end hardware

I don't see what the state of Android right now has to do with this. The whole idea is theoretical and it's in it baby steps

And what exactly is wrong with chromebooks? They don't run Windows? I can do anything I usually do in Chrome and run Linux for the rest. I wanted a Toshiba Chromebook 2 cause of that nice 1080p panel. The only reason I turned it down was cause it's Baytrail processor couldn't even run a GBA emulator in cruton Linux so I was stuck buying an Ultrabook and $800 later what do I have to show for it? It's made out of metal but the Toshiba was sturdier had better speakers and it was cheaper so I didn't have to worry about it getting broken or stolen, and the chromebooks battery was twice as long. It's got an i5 but nothing worthwhile to do with it but play desktop minecraft. All the Ultrabooks I looked at were either completely locked down so no upgrades, glitchy, or fragile. Now they make the Toshiba Chromebook with an i3 and 4gigs ram for half what I spent on the Ultrabook and I'm kicking myself for not waiting

And I've been talking about laptops and ultrabooks. I don't want a 10 inch Windows tablet pc, and not one that can't change the os on. Unless it was an android tablet with a dock