{"id":21310,"date":"2018-04-20T11:24:21","date_gmt":"2018-04-20T15:24:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=21310"},"modified":"2018-04-28T23:10:30","modified_gmt":"2018-04-29T03:10:30","slug":"tim-cook-says-users-dont-want-ios-to-merge-with-macos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2018\/04\/20\/tim-cook-says-users-dont-want-ios-to-merge-with-macos\/","title":{"rendered":"Tim Cook Says Users Don’t Want iOS to Merge With macOS"},"content":{"rendered":"

Peter Wells<\/a> (MacRumors<\/a>):<\/p>\n

Despite rumours that a merger is in the works, Apple chief executive Tim Cook believes mobile devices and desktop computers should remain in separate worlds with their own bespoke operating systems.<\/p>

[…]<\/p>

“I generally use a Mac at work, and I use an iPad at home,” Cook tells me, “And I always use the iPad when I’m travelling. But I use everything and I love everything.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n

If you’re wondering why the Internet is treating it as news that the CEO of Apple uses a Mac at work<\/a>, Nick Heer<\/a> reminds us:<\/p>\n

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In 2014, Cook told the Wall Street Journal<\/em><\/a> that he did about 80% of his work on his iPad; this is a subtle change in how he’s communicating what he uses to get work done. I’m not sure how much you should read into his comment — Apple kremlinology is often a waste of time — but it’s an interesting shift, I think.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

We’ve long known that Cook has an iMac on his desk<\/a> at Apple. I continue to believe that he does not have a deep understanding or appreciation for the Mac. I doubt that he would consider iPad and Mac apps using the same Marzipan API as a merger. I doubt he would miss anything if every Mac app felt like an iOS app. The news here is simply that he has decided to change his messaging. So I interpret these comments as evidence that Apple is<\/em> doing more merging, just that it isn’t getting rid of the Mac. I don’t believe the way to make the Mac better is to make it even more like iOS. Rather, Apple should focus on making it better at doing the things iOS can’t do.<\/p>\n\n

Previously: Apple Rumored to Combine iPhone, iPad, and Mac Apps to Create One User Experience<\/a>, The Menu Bar<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

Update (2018-04-20): See also: Zac Cichy<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

Update (2018-04-22): Jack Welborn<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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People like to point out Windows 10’s support for both touch and mouse input, but I’d argue that Windows is still primarily a pointer drive interface with support for touch carefully tacked on. That said and while I still believe that touch in Windows leads to a disjointed user experience<\/a>, I am also beginning to wonder if excluding touch input entirely from Mac laptops might end up being a hill not worth dying on. Take this tweet from John Siracusa<\/a> that shows a photo of a monitor with the sticker “NOT A TOUCH SCREEN” and poses the question “How long until MacBooks need a similar sticker?”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Update (2018-04-28): See also: The Talk Show<\/a>, Upgrade<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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