The 2018 Mac Mini update may offer Apple a chance to take further steps towards phasing out its computer lineup in favor of tablets.
Will we see an iOS based Mac Mini?
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What OS will the 2018 Mac Mini run?
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Extremely unlikely Apple will release a desktop computer running iOS, or merge iOS and MacOS as some have speculated. One OS is optimized for mobile touch, and the other is optimized for desktop.
On top of that, Apple has already announced they're working on making it easier for iOS developers to port iOS apps over to MacOS and maintain the same codebase on both platforms, which is a much better approach than merging MacOS and iOS, or releasing a desktop with iOS because of app availability.
On top of that, Apple has already announced they're working on making it easier for iOS developers to port iOS apps over to MacOS and maintain the same codebase on both platforms, which is a much better approach than merging MacOS and iOS, or releasing a desktop with iOS because of app availability.
Being a Mac it will run MacOS...... simple logic, no question.
There is a small chance it could have an ARM processor. There is an infinitesimally small chance it could run iOS. Why would a device without a screen run a touchscreen OS? It won’t.
Come on... really? It will be Mac OS 10.14 Mojave.
iOS will not be a factor here.
They're not going to bring out 10.15 Bumpass Hell just for the 2018 Mini, so we'll be stuck with Mojave for about a year.
They could just run MacOS on the ARM architecture. They already do it with Linux. A destribution like Gentoo compiles everything for whatever system it’s on. There are people running complete distros on ARM including all their apps. Apparently it takes like 24hrs to compile something but that could be due to weak sauce processors. If the Mac mini came with an A12x in it it’d be a lot faster but since it’d be a closed system where every spec is known Apple could actually make it all net based. Click a button and a server on the other end just sends you the already compiled app. There’s people running xwindows on their arm setup.
Yes. I would be very surprised if Apple does not already have macOS working on ARM, and they would use App Thinning. It is just a matter of when they release it to the public.
I've always thought the first device to get it would be a Mac that appeals to those who discovered Apple through iOS, so maybe the rumoured new low-cost MacBook. But maybe they have left the Mini alone for so long so that the spec comparison looks better when an ARM Mini comes out.
APFS breaks more apps for me than ARM is likely to (which is why I am still on Sierra for now), so I don't fear a processor family change, but it must come with some great upsides to make the change worthwhile for users.
I use it as a HTPC/desktop from the couch. As long as it can handle the internet and VLC media player, or a media player of it's own that can play content. I'm all for whatever. I just needs to have the horsepower to run it. There's no real need thermally so I don't know what to expect. The last CPU was 22nm so there's a huge difference already coming.