I'm going to pick one up regardless, but if they can bring Windows 10 X to this device, and provide a docking experience that expands to approximate a full PC, the result would be fantastic.
I want to simply have a keyboard and screen that "looks like a laptop" but the brains is actually in the phone in my pocket!
And then when I have a proper dock, I just get a larger monitor(s) and larger desktop keyboard.
But the brains are still in the phone!
The key benefit (of the dumb laptop, especially) is I still want a laptop on the go, but..
1. Why manage data flow across two separate devices. My phone becomes truth, always.
2. My phone already has always-on data. Why worry about data for two devices. (To 4/5-g subscriptions, etc.) Searching for wi-fi.
3. Better power consumption for my "dumb laptop" device. (Less processing power in the laptop, hopefully space for a bigger battery)
I would buy this in a heartbeat!
I am hoping I can do this with the librem5 and a dock.
There was speculation that this would enable Google to swap out the Linux Kernel for Fuschia when it becomes available.
The Windows NT Kernel has had a HAL and the ability to do this since it's inception in the 90s. Microsoft has been toying around with WSL on the desktop, what are the chances that they just beat Google to the punch and are running Android on the Windows Kernel?
How crazy would it be if WSL was just a cover for getting Android running ontop the Windows Kernel?
I think they renamed the NT Kernel to Windows Kernel to simplify things but in usual Microsoft fashion it just complicates comparing or discussing Today with Yesterday.
But like I said before, even without that, it's still the right device for me.
Announcing products like this should be reported on as an embarrassment for the companies that do it.