This is straight from the horse’s mouth, so odds are Apple will follow it.
Following rumors that Apple is working on cross-platform software initiatives to bridge its two most popular systems, CEO Tim Cook has denied speculation that the company will eventually weld the two platforms together.
“We don’t believe in sort of watering down one for the other,” said Cook. “Both are incredible. One of the reasons that both of them are incredible is because we pushed them to do what they do well. And if you begin to merge the two … you begin to make trade offs and compromises.
“So maybe the company would be more efficient at the end of the day. But that’s not what it’s about. You know it’s about giving people things that they can then use to help them change the world or express their passion or express their creativity. So this merger thing that some folks are fixated on, I don’t think that’s what users want.”
Back in December, it was rumored that Apple’s project “Marzipan” consisted of an idea to allow iOS apps to run on Macs, controlled by mice, keyboards, or trackpads. The effort may be intended to foster better support of the Mac App Store, which hasn’t done nearly as well as its iOS counterpart, but could also act as the “universal binary” steps that were needed for the migration from 68K to PowerPC and then from PowerPC to Intel.
Apple has also been reported to be working on project “Kalamata,” which is seen as an effort to design custom processors for Macs. Customer processors coupled with backwards-compatible software OS implementations could conceivably make it easier to develop a flexible platform, though no results are expected until at least 2020.
Cook also described his own personal work habits along with his choice of devices.
“I generally use a Mac at work, and I use an iPad at home,” the CEO said. “And I always use the iPad when I’m travelling. But I use everything and I love everything.”
Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.
Via AppleInsider and the Sydney Morning Herald