HP Elite x3 revealed - Your smartphone that is your laptop and desktop, running Windows 10 Mobile, and makes bacon.

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Just now, GoodBytes said:

But it won't run on your phone directly. Continuum only.

This is because, well, ignoring the high-DPI issue with most Win32 programs, many of them aren't designed for touch. Meaning you can't hover on elements. In addition, many of them don't have a scalable window, or have a limit on the minimum size, which causes problem in the program not appearing correctly on your phone, let alone phone orientation.

yea, im fine with that limitation. It does however would make the continuum experience much better as it better "replaces" the pc

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Apparently the Elite x3 can indirectly run Win32 business software through virtualization over the cloud, according to this article.

 

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While the Elite x3 cannot run classic Windows desktop apps directly, it can run them indirectly through HP's Workspace technology. With that program users can run legacy apps through the cloud to the phone.

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HP Workspace works by creating a collection of desktop apps that run remotely on a server. Companies then let employees run virtualized desktop apps through the cloud to the Elite x3 via Continuum and the HP Mobile Extender or HP Desk Dock. Part of the reason why the Elite x3 does not launch until later this summer is so that HP can work with companies on virtualizing their legacy software in anticipation of device deployment.

Looks like the focus on Continuum isn't so useless in this phone, unlike the Lumia 950. As I said before, this is the best implementation of Continuum yet.