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WWDC Banners Begin Going Up at Moscone Center Ahead of Monday's Keynote

RedTomato said:
No you're not getting it.

The A8 would be the default operating mode, and run iOS apps. (Actually the A7 is already more powerful, with higher GeekBench scores, than the perfectly fine 2009 MacBook c2d 2.2ghz I'm typing this on.) Most iOS apps will come up instantly - iOS MS Office, Mail, small games, videos, iMovie etc. Most non-power users would stay in this mode more or less all the time, with limited access to the file system.

When a demanding app is launched eg FCPX, Creative Studio, Photoshop etc or a heavy game, or Windows in emulation or a power user wants the OSX ecosystem then the Arm brings in the Intel chip to deal with that side of matters.

So I'm guessing that work will be divided between the two chips on a per-app basis, with iOS apps running on the Arm and OSX apps running on the Intel. As to the core underlying OS, I have no idea, but it would make sense to minimise the weight of the OS so as an educated guess the default will be the Arm, and elements of OSX will only be activated as necessary to support OSX apps / as desired by power users.

Some work would be needed to sort out the glue between the two sides, but the two OSes already have similar underlying filesystems and roots. iOS devs could continue writing code and updating their apps like nothing's changed, and ditto for OSX devs.
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I would imagine a recompiled but identically functioning OS X will run on ARM devices and that iOS apps will only run within a development environment, allowing the apps to be run instead of present simulation.
They are not designed for cursor input.

Apple's own apps will be recompiled on day one for the ARM machines and if Intel apps run at all, and it's likely they will – it will be through Rosetta-like software emulation. There will not be duplicate hardware (such as an Intel CPU) which would require the bulkier, louder, older fan-based hardware design.
Over the duration of the 1-2 year transition apps will be rewritten to run natively on the new quad/octo-core CPUs.
Present Intel apps will run slowly when emulated hence why a low end iMac or MacBook are the candidates for the first product. Pro's won't buy one to rely on for their work.

OS X and iOS will not merge on a user level but codebase similarities will permit universal applications at the backend.

I also say earlier on this thread that I think GPUs are part of the reason behind the rumoured transition: https://forums.macrumors.com/posts/19150268/
 
Bhatu said:
printf( "save the world" ) ;
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More like.


#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>

int main(int argc, const char *argv[])
{
NSAutoreleasePool *appPool = [[NSAutoreleasePool alloc] init];
NSLog (@"save the world");
[appPool drain];
return 0;
}
 
iWatch announcement, write the code releases before the holidays.
 
imansf said:
Does anyone know who Apple uses to print all their graphics for the WWDC. Banners, and stuff?
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Hi there. Sounds like a question for your average graphic designer/mac fanboy. I don't know who Apple uses but I do know a good vendor who does such work. Britten Studios. Enjoy.
 
Write the code, change the world.

Could be iWatch apps, or could be part of the iHome stuff they talked about yesterday. Change the way people interact with their home appliances, security systems, etc.
 
If you look at the poster as a whole you can see the different colours of a Wafer, which is used to produce a cpu. I think ARM OR AMD(x86+ARM)
Write the code make a difference refers to changing the world of computing by supporting ARM on a laptop.
 
miniroll32 said:
Let the deciphering begin!

But before all that... if you look closely, it says, "Write the code. Change the world".
Could this be some self-effacing irony?
Could the coloured dots represent television pixels??
Could the Apple logo-looking apple be representative of a health product???
Could the banner a representation of our highly mediated world????

!!!
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Good God! Get a hold of yourself, it's going to be what it's going to be. Relax already.

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jrath1 said:
All the workers are wearing maroon shirts...This means something:eek:
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You mean just like the Blue tee they wear in the retail stores…… ??????
 
n-evo said:
From a technical standpoint, isn't Windows RT is pretty much the same as Windows 8 just recompiled for ARM? I'm not talking about the artificial limitations like Microsoft not allowing third-party apps to run on the RT desktop.
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Yes. That part is true, it is just the fact that no 3rd party apps can be run.
 
wow.. I wish people got this excited about Samsung, Microsoft, or Nokia events..


Apple always has the best banners :)

Only thing is, if you had to pick one, which one is better ? From all WWDC's

Probably even safe to say by now, all future WWDC's events will be streamed, yes?
 
JPLC said:
Could be an iWatch display placed horizontal. Scale the banner down on A4 paper. Print it out en wrap it around your arm and you're good to go!

:cool:
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Wait....that's it....you mean "wrap it around your ARM!" It's all coming together now!
 
the way the apple logo is on the banner makes it look like a heart. that could be a hint for a health focused keynote.
 
"The 2014 logo clearly resembles a solar panel. Take a look at the border and you will notice it, the invite was intentionally left with a thin white border. "
apple-better.png



http://margolismatt.com/2014/04/27/apples-2014-wwdc-solar-charging-products-and-better-film/

Solar powered iPhone or iWatch?
 
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n-evo said:
From a technical standpoint, isn't Windows RT is pretty much the same as Windows 8 just recompiled for ARM? I'm not talking about the artificial limitations like Microsoft not allowing third-party apps to run on the RT desktop.
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No, RT is Windows + Metro without Win32.
 
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