[justsomehnguy]

> The reality is that there is no reason why your iPhone when plugged into a keyboard, mouse, and display couldn't present a MacOS UI.

> If someone could exploit this weakness then Apple could be placed in an uncomfortable position.

Motorola Lapdock, Continuum, Samsung Dex.

It didn't catch the mainstream adoption. Sure, that's mobile OSes (and Google failed miserably (if it did even try) on Android desktop) but still it didn't catch enough.

The reason is simple, though, most users (not uber front-end l33t hax0r with a mech keyboard) are served by the phone itself more than enough. Those who needs a proper computer would take a proper computer anyway (along with a phone). There is no unfulfilled gap there what would bring in billions for anyone who would attempt to make it work.

Oh, and there was one attempt which actually tried to bridge both ecosystems. Microsoft is still ridiculed about Win8.