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While I don't disagree with your overall point:

> just like iOS and OS X, we would really need separate apps for both

Why? A desktop computer is powerful enough to emulate a smartphone, so existing Android apps could be desktop compatible (especially tablet ready apps).

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Because in desktop apps we're expecting resizable windows, right-click ability, menus, mouse-over etc. Apps made for fullscreen touch devices would feel a bit crippled.

I'm not saying it would be perfect, but it would definitely be better than no apps at all.

"Better than no apps at all" hardly wins the desktop market -- which is what we are discussing here...

I agree. Using touch apps with a mouse is worse than using mouse apps with a touchscreen.

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