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On a side note, I wonder what this will actually mean for Macs. If the move to ARM is part of a strategy for unifying iOS and macOS, we can expect productivity
by arexxbifs 6y ago
On a side note, I wonder what this will actually mean for Macs. If the move to ARM is part of a strategy for unifying iOS and macOS, we can expect productivity to drop as macOS veers more towards the touch-and-fullscreen UI of iOS.
As far as I understand it, the OS is the main selling point of Macs and a substantial change in the user experience will probably alienate their core user base.
- vbezhenar 6y agoI think that they'll unify internals between macOS and iOS, but interface will be different. Something similar to iOS on iPhone and iPadOS: OS is mostly the same, but UI is different.
- arexxbifs 6y agoIt'll be interesting to see if they succeed. It seems developers aren't to keen on differentiating their UI:s, but perhaps Apple's draconian app store rules can counteract that.
- Synaesthesia 6y agoI think Mac OS will remain Mac OS. Apple even said it would.
- jmull 6y agoThere’s really no connection. If Apple wants to unify iOS and MacOS a common chip architecture doesn’t really help them do that. Anyway, I don’t think it’s going to happen. I understand the worry, but it just doesn’t make sense. They might allow and support macOS running on iPads, though.
- ubermonkey 6y agoWhat it means for Macs, according to most analysts, is better performance at lower power levels. Apple knows why the Mac is popular with technical people. They're not going to f*ck that up. I know this bugaboo of "they're going to turn the Mac into an iPad" comes up every so often, but I really see zero evidence of that.