App Store Integration

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  1. BigMcGuire, May 10, 2012

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    I have a MBA 2011 and was hoping for a lot more integration between iPhone, iPad, and my Macbook Air. Is it in the works to be able to run apps that can be run on the iPhone/iPad on the Macbook Air in the near future? I know that Mountain Lion should have more app store support but will I ever be able to run things like Instapaper, Dragonvale, etc... on my Macbook Air?

    Thanks,
    -Paul
     
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  2. bogatyr, May 10, 2012

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    They would need an emulator to run the iOS apps on OS X. The iOS apps are compiled for ARM processors while OS X runs on Intel x86-64 processors. Also, I don't believe iOS apps are designed to be resized outside the standard aspect ratios of the iOS platforms.
     
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  3. orangezorki, May 10, 2012

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    Some apps offer different versions for the different platforms, and you may find that they either offer online storage solutions or are compatible with cloud storage drives. Good luck!

    David
     
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  4. KylePowers, May 10, 2012

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    Different platforms require different code. The only possible way would be to somehow link a download on iOS to your iCloud account so that you could download the same title on OSX, which would be nice.

    Like Asphalt 6 for example. I'm pretty sure the iPhone and iPad version are the same, but I don't think I got the OSX version for free.

    Plus if it worked both ways, then you could just download iPhoto, iMovie, Garageband, etc for free on iOS :p
     
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