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Window Memory – Per-application window rules saved as presets:

Gap & Padding Control – Per-workspace tiling gaps, border radius, shadow intensity.

Tabbed Windows – Drag any window title into another to create tabs (like Groupy). Tabs survive workspace moves.

The "desktop" as a form factor declines in relevance. Chromebooks (Linux kernel, but Google-controlled), tablets, and phones become the primary computing devices. The open choice desktop persists only in VM instances and developer workstations. The battle moves to mobile and cloud, where open choice is far weaker (Android is open source but Google Services are not).

The technical enabler of the Open Choice Desktop is the universal adoption of USB-C and Thunderbolt protocols. open choice desktop

In the past, manufacturers used proprietary connectors for docking stations. Today, a USB-C or Thunderbolt dock is a universal device. Window Memory – Per-application window rules saved as

The open choice desktop can run thousands of open-source applications: GIMP, LibreOffice, Inkscape, Blender. But for proprietary verticals—Adobe Creative Cloud, AutoCAD, full-fidelity Microsoft Office (not the web version), or certain games with anti-cheat (Valorant, Fortnite)—the experience ranges from unusable to impossible. Gap & Padding Control – Per-workspace tiling gaps,