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by GOTO95 1013 days ago
>Is there an appetite for such a product if the app ecosystem was also available ?

No, not really. Samsung has DeX[1] which is exactly what you describe - connect your phone to a USB-C hub, plug in HDMI monitor, keyboard and mouse and you'll have phone as a computer with full windowing operating system. I tried it once with my Galaxy S21+ which would be fast enough to be my daily driver computer, but for many reasons it just didn't work right. Maybe it's Samsung's DeX but I doubt it because using an iPad as a laptop also doesn't work (for most people including me).

[1] https://www.samsung.com/us/apps/dex/