I cannot imagine the iOS devices finding success if they were actually just Macs with a new category of touch apps strapped on.
Maybe we'll see with Lion. :-)
This only leads to market and developer confusion. If it's just one platform, what is my target device as a developer?
How would people want to use it? In some cases you may even do two apps, although you probably could share code (not clear what the app model is for Win8 still). Just like today you might build an app just for OS X, or just for iOS, or you might build one for each. Depends on the app.
Then there is the hardware requirements. Windows 7 made great strides in this direction, but I just cannot imagine Windows 8 running as efficiently on an ARM-based device as iOS does today. I hope to be surprised here.
No idea, but if WP7 is any indication, they are killing perf. WP7 flies on relatively weak hardware. On old SnapDragons it kills the perf of Android on dual-core modern SnapDragons. I hope Win8 has those chops.
Maybe we'll see with Lion. :-)
This only leads to market and developer confusion. If it's just one platform, what is my target device as a developer?
How would people want to use it? In some cases you may even do two apps, although you probably could share code (not clear what the app model is for Win8 still). Just like today you might build an app just for OS X, or just for iOS, or you might build one for each. Depends on the app.
Then there is the hardware requirements. Windows 7 made great strides in this direction, but I just cannot imagine Windows 8 running as efficiently on an ARM-based device as iOS does today. I hope to be surprised here.
No idea, but if WP7 is any indication, they are killing perf. WP7 flies on relatively weak hardware. On old SnapDragons it kills the perf of Android on dual-core modern SnapDragons. I hope Win8 has those chops.