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wysiwyg3826

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wysiwyg3826··on Ask HN: We have a great team and capital but can't find a good idea
You need to identify the next big waves and decide which one you're most passionate about, and where you can add value. You shouldn't shy away from a crowded field. If the opportunity is large, a lot of people will enter the field before/after you so you need to figure out how to differentiate your product.

Here are a few tsunamis to think about:

1. Self-driving cars - which part of the value chain can you make a difference? Manufacturing, tech, ride hailing, financing, or others?

2. OTT TV - eventually, all content will be streamed. Where would the new value be created? What is the ideal experience in a world where you can watch anything, anytime on any device?

3. VR gaming/entertainment.

Everyone can see the big waves on the horizon. Not everyone knows how to ride them well...

wysiwyg3826··on Microsoft is bringing Windows 10, with desktop app support, to ARM chipsets
Personally, I like the idea of having one compute device that is always with me BUT only if it can be both a good phone and a good PC. Windows Continuum made no sense to me because Windows is a niche platform on mobile so it wasn't a good phone, and it didn't run my favorite Windows apps in PC mode either! With Windows 10 on Snapdragon, however, it could be a decent desktop PC (assuming a good dock with KVM and connectivity) but will it also be a good phone? That remains to be seen but I won't be surprised if some people start buying the new devices as low-end PC replacements (then using them as phones). If enough people do that, then developers might be persuaded to port native apps to Snapdragons, thereby enticing more people to buy these devices (iteratively)...
wysiwyg3826··on Ask HN: Is there a way to use the iPad Pro as a desktop PC?
Wife really likes the big 4K monitor we have, and the Macbook Air's 13" screen is too small for her. To be honest, I really don't feel like buying a new PC to do what the iPad Pro could already do. Besides, she could use a new iPad and the 9.7" iPad Pro is only $599 vs the 13" MBA at $999. I wish iOS had a setting to drive a 4K monitor and turn the iPad into a multi-touch trackpad with mouse/cursor support.

Yes, I have the Surface Pro 3 w/Win 10 for work and the split-personality works pretty well for me.