Perhaps though the 2 devices will have massively different use cases.
This is already happening for me to an extent, I run a dual boot of Linux and Windows 7. Essentially Linux is my "programming workstation" and Windows 7 is my entertainment.
I would quite happily replace my Windows 7 boot with something more like iOS since the only applications I really use there are Steam and Netflix.
I'm actually quite glad that Linux does not support most of my games, since this keeps my productivity high.
The only irritation is when I want to watch something from netflix in the background whilst working on some code but even that is easily overcome by running netflix from a PS3 on my TV beside my computer.
Regards restricting internet access only to certain devices. At a government level that would be difficult legislation to pass.
I can see domestic ISPs only supporting specific devices perhaps to keep their support costs down, but I'm sure there will always be ways around this. I remember the guy who came around to install my first broadband connection insisting that I would not be able to access the internet at all from my Linux laptop until I showed him how I did it.
This is already happening for me to an extent, I run a dual boot of Linux and Windows 7. Essentially Linux is my "programming workstation" and Windows 7 is my entertainment.
I would quite happily replace my Windows 7 boot with something more like iOS since the only applications I really use there are Steam and Netflix.
I'm actually quite glad that Linux does not support most of my games, since this keeps my productivity high.
The only irritation is when I want to watch something from netflix in the background whilst working on some code but even that is easily overcome by running netflix from a PS3 on my TV beside my computer.
Regards restricting internet access only to certain devices. At a government level that would be difficult legislation to pass.
I can see domestic ISPs only supporting specific devices perhaps to keep their support costs down, but I'm sure there will always be ways around this. I remember the guy who came around to install my first broadband connection insisting that I would not be able to access the internet at all from my Linux laptop until I showed him how I did it.