Microsoft`s Surface phone should be much more than just a `phone`
(Windows Phone Central)

`No one wants Win32 desktop apps on a Surface `phone.`` At least that`s what the critics say about the 16 million legacy apps that will accompany full Windows 10 on a potential ARM-based Surface `phone`. Though the prospect of such a device excites techies, those critics` concerns are not without merit. Their condemnations conjure unappealing images of a user attempting to run full Photoshop on a five-inch display, for instance. Moreover, they ask legitimate questions such as, `How many consumers are asking for desktop apps on their touch-friendly smartphones?` Mobile apps are ideal for the traditional smartphone form factor, and smartphone users are both familiar and comfortable with them after all. Other than techies like myself and some of you reading this, there honestly are not many folks looking to put full desktop apps on a smartphone. So if it`s obvious that there is no huge demand for Win32 apps on phones, why does it seem like Microsoft is so focused on making it hap...