Re: What do we have in windows 10 mobile that we didn't have in 8.1
I would not. I do not see the benefit to Continuum in my workflow. I would have to carry a keyboard, mouse, and docking station with me to accomplish what I could do with my SP3 and a cable. Not to mention I don't even need the monitor if I don't want it with the SP3. It is a neat idea, but less useful to me.
I think the benefit here is being lost on application.
School / Education Scenario
In a world where every student has a phone, the school doesn't need to buy computers for libraries.
They furnish the desks with monitors and blue tooth keyboard/mouse.
I come to school and dock my phone and work on my assignment. When it's time to go, i grab my phone and take it with me.
I get home, I also don't have a computer. Just my TV, bluetooth keyboard and mouse. I finish my homework at home, without needing to have bought a machine.
note: i am aware that our current phones are not powerful enough to run certain applications, but they can run the basic ones like, OneNote, Internet, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.
The phone is already overtaking the personal computer for every day tasks. I know plenty of people who don't even use laptops or tablets anymore. They use their phones for Social Media, E-mail, Print Pictures, buy things on Amazon, watch Netflix, write documents on the train and edit/format them at home in a different application.
The media keeps reporting on how PC Shipments are droping and that's because people can now do what they always did on a phone...
The next generation won't care for having a Desktop, Laptop, Phone like we do. They will want to have 1 device that they dock and does what they want. Once they figure out how to put the power of a PC in the phone, people will be using Windows 10 Mobile to play XBOX by docking it and using a bluetooth controller. The dock will keep the phone cooled and charged (in a perfect world.
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In a business scenario:
The company buys you a phone and furnishes your desk with just keyboard, mouse, dock and display. Once again they will save hundreds of dollars in not buying a machine and you no longer need a laptop. Other places will most likely start offering docs as well as people carry their own personal computers for business or personal use.
Places like starbucks will probably supply the docks and screens to users who want to grab a coffee and do some work.
This would alleviate the users from having to carry a display dock or keyboards with them.
Of course we're not there yet, but we can see how Starbucks is already offering wireless charging docks for the phones that don't support it like iPhone and Android.