While many signs seem to indicate that OS X is losing favor to iOS in terms of Apple’s design philosophy, the trend won’t culminate with the merger of the company’s two core operating systems, according to top Apple executives. Speaking to Macworld for the Mac’s 30th anniversary, Phil Schiller, Craig Federighi, and Bud Tribble all chimed in on the matter.
Schiller called merging the two operating systems “a waste of energy.” Federighi further clarified how unlikely such a huge software shakeup would be, noting that OS X has evolved based on how users interact with the platform — that is, with a mouse and keyboard. The two see attempts at making tablets and phones more PC-like and PCs more like mobile devices as misguided.
The group did acknowledge the changes that have come to OS X as a direct result of iOS’ growing popularity, but stress that such tweaks have carried the goal of consistency in mind. It makes sense for apps and core services to be shared between the two, and Apple will no doubt continue to refine the look of each to better reflect an overall design philosophy.
But we have to agree. Turning our Macs into iOS devices just doesn’t make much sense from a usability perspective. Don’t expect the day to come anytime soon, especially not with OS X 10.10, which is currently in development and could launch later this year.
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