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Apple Still Expected to Allow iPhone and iPad Apps to Run on Macs Later This Year

That would be so sweet.

Udemy App to download my courses onto my Macbook? Fingerlicking delicious.
 
Next: Apple announces they are banning browsers running on Macos, as most websites publishes an dedicated app anyway. No need for general purpose applications like browsers, as there "is an app for that".
Next to go: The filesystem browser. No need for a file system browser, as all data stored on your mac can be reached through an dedicated app. No need for general purpose applications...
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maceric said:
I've always loved Apple's products and how (mostly) they do things. But this now feels like a patched up bandaided response to how Windows 10 works. Apple has a patent on an OS that changes based on the orientation of the display… horizontal would be a touch interface, upright would be a desktop. But they need to make this one OS for all.
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Don't know, what if Apple was to use its own A-series chipset in the Mac line?
 
I wonder whether the 'Macs' that iOS apps will run on may include (or even be limited to) new ARM-based Mac app Store-only Macs.

Offering a Macbook-priced combo Mac/iOS notebook computer with both touchscreen (iOS apps only) and trackpad would be a Grail device for normal everyday computer users and students, would give Apple higher margins (no Intel Tax) and increased revenue (and relevancy) to the Mac App Store. It would make these lower-end Macs more secure and easier to administer for large-scale deployments (businesses, schools)
 
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ugahairydawgs said:
How is unifying the developer framework of their apps dumbing down the Mac?...
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Becasue "apps" generally are much dumber than a full OS app.

"Apps" live inside a closed platform with very limited input methods and do a specific task. Instead of using a multi-purpose tool to do many tasks, Apple's take on "apps" are that you need one specific app for each task. Instead of using one (1) browser to access http-content, I should download a large number of apps that does the exact same thing, only each of them are made specific for that exact content.
One app for reading New York Times, another app for reading FT.

This unification of the developer framework has strong incentives to quit doing proper tools and just relase stupid apps, even for a multi purpose machine like a desktop mac. That is dumbing down a great platform.
 
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So excited for this! Finally a Netflix, and YouTube app for macOS!

Why didn't Apple do this from the beginning? There shouldn't of been an 'Mac' App Store, it should've just been 'App Store'. That's like saying, go to the 'tvOS Apps Store', or go to the 'watchOS App Store'.
 
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Cesar Battistini said:
They won't follow the footsteps of a failed attempt. They will bring something new to the table! And it will work very well!
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Living in a bubble?
Take iMessage. Sometimes I receive them on my iPhone sometimes on my iPad. How is that for working very well?
Photos, take a pic with iPhone wanna retouch it on iPad... gee, where’s that pic? No, it does not work very well. I have to send it via Airdrop or iMessage (really) to my iPad.
Apple under SJ: “it just works”.
Apple under TC: “we try to get it work as soon it comes out of the pipeline”.
“You be amazed what we have in our pipeline” “If we can make it work, that is”
 
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TrenttonY said:
So excited for this! Finally a Netflix, and YouTube app for macOS!

Why didn't Apple do this from the beginning? There shouldn't of been an 'Mac' App Store, it should've just been 'App Store'. That's like saying, go to the 'tvOS Apps Store', or go to the 'watchOS App Store'.
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That is what they saying.
 
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How is this going to work? There have been many discussions regarding screen size ratios and how apps should look, but how is a iPhone app going to look on a 27" display? A very small window which you can hardly see, or blown-up to cover the whole screen? Interesting to see hoe this is going to work out.
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ugahairydawgs said:
How is unifying the developer framework of their apps dumbing down the Mac? The developer community for great Mac apps is constantly dwindling as more and more devs are shifting attention to mobile. Giving devs a framework to run apps cross platform will only push greater and more unified functionality regardless of whether you're running your phone, tablet or computer and open up a slew of new options of Mac users.

This also moves Apple towards a potential reality where they can dump Intel as A-series chips become more and more powerful.
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Don't waist your time on comments like these.
 
bice said:
Next: Apple announces they are banning browsers running on Macos, as most websites publishes an dedicated app anyway. No need for general purpose applications like browsers, as there "is an app for that".
Next to go: The filesystem browser. No need for a file system browser, as all data stored on your mac can be reached through an dedicated app. No need for general purpose applications...
rinse and reapet
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Well Apple blocks ;)some websites;) from creating apps for the App Store, so those ;)websites;) will need to be accessed through a browser.

I don't think Apple will want to alienate a large percentage of their base by banning web browsers, and thus not allowing their users to view ;)those websites;).

LOL!
 
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MacHiavelli said:
The end of installing apps outside of the app store?
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That would be a great way to lose customers ( both corporate Mac sales and a significant amount of personal sales ).

We couldn't do our jobs on OSX if we were unable to to install apps from outside the App Store. The company would have no option but to switch everyone to Linux ( Dell / Samsung ) machines.
 
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Makes a lot of sense.

I know some features are delayed with iOS, but I am really hoping they still decide to put some work into Calendar and Mail. Wishful thinking with the news, but would be great for users.
 
bice said:
Becasue "apps" generally are much dumber than a full OS app.

"Apps" live inside a closed platform with very limited input methods and do a specific task. Instead of using a multi-purpose tool to do many tasks, Apple's take on "apps" are that you need one specific app for each task. Instead of using one (1) browser to access http-content, I should download a large number of apps that does the exact same thing, only each of them are made specific for that exact content.
One app for reading New York Times, another app for reading FT.

This unification of the developer framework has strong incentives to quit doing proper tools and just relase stupid apps, even for a multi purpose machine like a desktop mac. That is dumbing down a great platform.
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But thats thinking about things under the current framework, where iOS and MacOS live in their separate silos. If the two were to merge I'm sure there would be some simple apps that have Mac functionality that would be used there (like the NYT and FT apps you referenced), but you wouldn't be boxed in to using the app anymore than you are now on iOS. There are already plenty of developers (Omni Group & Pixelmator being the first two that come to mind) that have created complex and desktop class apps on iOS. No reason to think that section of the market would do anything other than expand if Apple makes it easier for devs to roll out features across all platforms.
 
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