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Purism invented true convergence years ahead of Apple, Google, or Microsoft—and those companies still have not accomplished it.

Purism’s PureOS is a truly convergent operating system (OS) which means the same code base runs on our laptop, mini pc, tablet, or phone form factor and adjusts to the screen size and inputs.

Read full article here: puri.sm/posts/purism-different

@purism I’m an investor and supporter, but this account of history diverges from reality a bit. Windows 10 Phone was previewed in 2014 and released in 2015 with convergence as a feature. It supported an external display, keyboard, mouse. It introduced "universal apps" with responsive UI based on screen size. Microsoft accomplished it and shipped it, but abandoned it when the market didn’t buy it after 2 years of trying. I loved my Lumia 950 and appreciate you carrying the dream forward.

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