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		falcolas on Dec 20, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Apple Plans Combined iPhone, iPad and Mac Apps to ... The concept was tried with Windows 8; they had to go back to offering both desktop and touchscreen options. Based on my experiences using an iPad, iPhone, and a variety of mac laptops, I don't see how this could be practically different. Touch interfaces take up too much space on lap/desktops, and desktop interfaces are inconvenient to the point of not working with touch.

whowouldathunk on Dec 20, 2017 [–]

> The concept was tried with Windows 8; they had to go back to offering both desktop and touchscreen options.

Still using the same platform. The idea is to use responsive design rather than different UI frameworks.

Disclosure: I work at Microsoft.

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