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[Nathan Haines <nhaines@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On 08/13/2015 11:06 PM, Mitchell Reese wrote:
> So what's the plan then for convergence?

Well, most likely the application lifecycle won't be constrained while 
desktop mode is active.

There's no existential crisis here.  Staged mode would be ludicrous on 
the desktop.  Windowed mode would be ludicrous on the phone.  The 
default settings are going to make sense for the primary use case, and 
users will be able to switch between desktop and mobile mode on demand.

If a mobile application lifecycle doesn't make sense on the desktop, I 
would put forward the idea that a desktop application lifecycle makes no 
more sense on a phone or tablet.

In Ubuntu, convergence means being the best it can be on each form 
factor with no compromises, and the ability for a single application to 
adapt instantly and seamlessly to each form factor.

Ubuntu's designers are working on the exact desktop story and where this 
all fits in.  It's never been done before and nobody else is trying. 
It's going to be an exciting year.

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Nathan Haines
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