[quote=flu][quote=AN][quote=flu]It would be nice to throw a phone/tablet/laptop into one thing.
The other thing that will be interesting to see is what apple does. I’m thinking maybe they can run the full OSX on ARM now too and not have a separate iOS….
At least for tablets/laptops. If that’s the case, would Apple drop x86 from their desktop too?[/quote]I don’t know if Apple is even attempting this, because their iOS market is IMHO much stronger than their OSX market. So, it would be dumb to drop iOS. Which is why you haven’t seen anything like this from Apple. They’re heading down the patch of the two OS being aware of each other instead of combining into one.[/quote]
Perhaps….
There was this suggesting that Sierra might support their ARM A11 Hurricane processor…
I don’t think from an app developer, there’s too much difference in the API’s between iOS and those in OSX (where the later is a more restrictive set).[/quote]
I’m not sure if the APIs are at parity, especially when you’re talking about UI API. Then there’s also the fact that iOS app does not scale well because the API set is designed by a phone size screen. That’s why you don’t have as nearly as many iPad apps as iPhone apps, because it’s not easy to just create another view for larger screen. So, the app developers would have to update their app if Apple allow iOS app submission into OSX. Microsoft have been working on OneCore with one set of API for a few years now. So, I’m sure if it’s as easy as you think it is. Especially when you have to worry about backward compatibility.
