Sometimes, before reading a particularly sensational bit of news, I scan the comments.
Based on the opinions of the other readers, Apple will merge iOS with OS X on May 21st 2011. Just kidding, but this rumor does smell a bit like the sky is falling. Though it is entirely possible. We’ve been surprised in the past–I’m looking at you Mac App Store–with changes that were not expected.
According to the Tiernan Ray, the theory that the two systems will merge originates from Peter Misek, an analyst for Jefferies and Co.
“Specifcially, Misek sees the Macbook Air gaining Apple’s next processor, the “A6”, as he calls it, in the second half of 2012, or some time in 2013, and in the “iPhone 5″ next summer.” The author goes on the say that Misek believes that the MacBook “Pro” models will not follow suit until 2016.
There are a variety of other articles that have been recently written covering this story. Many of them source back to Barrons, though the first site to write about the theory may have been The International Business Times.
According to The International Business Times, “Misek believes the cloud will form the center of Apple’s strategy, allowing users to effectively keep their identity and content profiles in the cloud. Users will log on to a device where the profile, content and apps will be customized and optimized for the device.”
Okay, that sounds convenient for users. What would the possible drawbacks be? As an employee of a third party development company, I wonder how this type of change would affect developers.
Whatever happens, we always find a way to roll with it. Still, its human instinct to be wary of change. Which is why I’m glad I started building that bunker back in May…