Sure, if you want to change the course of what MS has called Andromeda. MS was working on and privately showing prototypes of a small handheld device with one foldable screen. I am in the industry and know many people at MS. This was an active product until about 12 months ago. Last year several projects were greatly scaled back. Maybe an OEM will pick up the pieces.
All I am saying the handheld device as outlined and prototyped last year will not be one of the 5 devices coming out this year.
Right. Well, all I ever saw from MSFT that even looked like a foldable device was more of a small tablet. I don't know any Microsoft insiders, and I've never personally seen such a device, so I'll have to take your word on what it supposedly was.
Either way, I think to some degree the point still holds. The tablet space is ruled by smartphone OSes. There's minor differences in interface. A dual screened device whether a large all touch tablet, or a large all touch phone would share a lot in UI and functionality.
The difference between that, and a mouse operated UI, is larger. The software is the primary product (or rather the things that come with that software). A distinction like that might matter a lot to some consumers or fans, but it's relatively minor when it comes to what microsoft is building with windows core. All it means is, one slightly different shell, is coming out before some other slightly different shell.
Which is probably a smart thing. When you are a 'big' OS, and trying to go 'small', it makes more sense to play to your strengths and do it peice meal. And if you were one of those people, who thought of the andromeda as more of a eight point something inch device that got big unfolded, and I know some people like that idea, I think that's still on the cards, if not by MSFT directly then simply using the same shell.