by kylec on 2/19/12, 8:02 PM
This, and the other articles that have popped up like it, are straw man arguments. Very few people are saying that Apple's going to combine iOS and Mac OS X into a single OS. When people talk about the "iOSification" of Mac OS X, we're talking about bringing over the visual style of iOS (see Contacts and Calendars) and reducing functionality (see the new AirPort Utility). So, yes, Mountain Lion is different from iOS, but it's safe to say that in terms of user interface it's less different than Lion and iOS or Snow Leopard and iOS.
by strags on 2/19/12, 8:04 PM
"The fact that everyone is missing the point of Mountain Lion is crazy."
The author is the one missing the point. Nobody is suggesting that we'll all be using our MacBooks in exactly the same way as our iPads (ie. by touching the screen).
There are, however, obvious ways in which OSX is moving toward an iOS-like environment. The App Store? Sandboxing? The ability for Apple to kill-switch apps?
by nhangen on 2/19/12, 7:37 PM
This is a flat opinion piece.
by Karunamon on 2/19/12, 7:02 PM
And yet, every release of OS X since Lion seems to pull in more features from iOS. Launcher, the notification bar, even some of the apps are starting to make an appearance.
Saying they're not like one another is a bit silly with this in mind.
by glhaynes on 2/19/12, 7:16 PM
We'll know that iOS and [Mac] OS X have truly been unified when they ship on the same install media. Oh wait...
by xenithorb on 2/19/12, 7:00 PM
This guy conveniently forgot to add what he thought the point of OSX Mountain Lion was, with his little quip at the and about people not having the mental acuity, like himself, to comprehend such matters. I couldn't reply to this asshole, so I'm saying in here, probably on deaf ears.