What are the chances of seeing an os x tablet from apple?

[Night Spring]

Apple just announced their OSX tablet -- it's called an iPad.

When will people get it into their head that the iPhone OS is the multitouch OSX?

 

[lordhamster]

Apple just announced their OSX tablet -- it's called an iPad.

When will people get it into their head that the iPhone OS is the multitouch OSX?

Come on, you know Damn well what the OP meant when he said OSX.

 

[Surely]

Apple just announced their OSX tablet -- it's called an iPad.

When will people get it into their head that the iPhone OS is the multitouch OSX?

Dude, what are you talking about?

They are two completely different OS's.

 

[Night Spring]

Come on, you know Damn well what the OP meant when he said OSX.

Well. The OP said he thought " they would have to spend some time getting the os right, like getting mac os x applications to run on a multi touch device." But it's obvious to me that Apple has decided to go the other way around, and grow the iPhone OS into a full-fledged computer OS over time, rather than taking the desktop OSX and the apps that were written for it and modifying them to run on a multitouch system. Also, *Apple* isn't going to rewrite the existing crop of third-party OSX apps and modify them, now that the iPad SDK is out, it's up to the third-party developers to come up with iPad versions of their apps. I think basically, people who ask for the desktop OSX on a tablet grossly underestimate the amount of work it takes to modify the os and apps to be useful on a tablet.

They are two completely different OS's.

Just on the surface. If you look "under the hood," they're basically the same.

 

[G4R2]

Dude, what are you talking about?

They are two completely different OS's.

No they're not.

iPhone OS, which has also been called OS X iPhone, is a subset of OS X compiled for the iPhone and shares OS X's Darwin underpinnings.

 

[Surely]

No they're not.

iPhone OS, which has also been called OS X iPhone, is a subset of OS X compiled for the iPhone and shares OS X's Darwin underpinnings.

No one calls the iPhone OS: "OS X iPhone".

I've never seen that before ever, and if it was ever referred to that way, it was short-lived.

I think it's quite obvious that Apple has two OS's right now: Mac OSX and the iPhone OS.

It doesn't matter that they may share some similar framework- in the end, they are different.

 

[G4R2]

No one calls the iPhone OS: "OS X iPhone".

I've never seen that before ever, and if it was ever referred to that way, it was short-lived.

I think it's quite obvious that Apple has two OS's right now: Mac OSX and the iPhone OS.

iPhone OS, as is fairly common knowledge and is easily verified through a rudimentary Google search if you're too young to remember, is a subset of OS X. Whether you personally refer to it that way or not is a matter of your own misinformation.

And yes, iPhone OS was originally referred to as OS X iPhone, once again easily verified by these wonderful search tools we have at our disposal.

 

[Night Spring]

It doesn't matter that they may share some similar framework- in the end, they are different.

Maybe it doesn't matter to end users, but I'm pretty sure it does matter to the folks doing programming and development for Macs and/or iPhones/iPads. Because, in the end, once you take away the differences that stem from one being for multitouch and the other for keyboard/mouse, they are quite similar.

 

[EssentialParado]

No one calls the iPhone OS: "OS X iPhone".

You mean apart from Steve Jobs, when he unveiled the iPhone for the first time?

OS X and iPhone OS are technologically identical, the difference is the interface; one is designed from the ground up for a mouse & keyboard, the other is designed from the ground up for a touchscreen. So yes, as said by the other poster, the iPad IS running OS X, with a custom UI. I expect them to make slight modifications and improve it over time, but I never expect Apple to port the desktop UI into the iPad — it makes no sense.

 

[EssentialParado]

the iPad will evolve as a usable filesystem is developed…

appleinsider.com — Apple reinventing file access

 

[thejakill]

Apple just announced their OSX tablet -- it's called an iPad.

When will people get it into their head that the iPhone OS is the multitouch OSX?

Spec geeks. They want the "full" OS, even though it wouldn't work right or be better in any way on a touchscreen.

I'm excited that the ipad DOESN'T use the full OS, just the things it needs. And it does them really well.

 

[jamesapp]

If a full fledged os x tablet wouldn't work, what I would have like to have seen was a hybrid os x tablet. Using multitouch but acting more like my laptops os x than my iPhones os. Like have a desktop, and the ability to create folders, and then be able to move created folder around the desktop with my finger. And be able to go online and download apps and documents directly to the tablet. That's what I was hoping for, not that it matters.

 

[lordhamster]

If a full fledged os x tablet wouldn't work, what I would have like to have seen was a hybrid os x tablet. Using multitouch but acting more like my laptops os x than my iPhones os. Like have a desktop, and the ability to create folders, and then be able to move created folder around the desktop with my finger. And be able to go online and download apps and documents directly to the tablet. That's what I was hoping for, not that it matters.

I really like the fact that they have finally broken free of the concept of the file based OS. As far as user interface goes, nothing has changed significantly in computing since the ways of Windows 1.0

Granted I'm comfortable with the old school way of doing things also, but I think that its time for us to move on.

 

[4DThinker]

It doesn't matter what the iPhone's OS is a subset of.

The iPad = success if it stays away from using a full version of any desktop OS. To live on a coffee table and be ready at any commercial break to come alive, the iPad needs to be quick. To play a game or serve up the weather or your email or allow you to browse the web for more info about that car the commercial is featuring, the iPad needs to be quick. It might need to even anticipate your needs and "wake up" on being picked up.

Any desktop OS has too much overhead to be quick:

They have services and processes and drivers and more.
Their hard drive makes noises my ears do abhor.
On boot up we've time for the bacon and eggs.
This boot time would sully that iPad with legs.

I have to conclude Apple's Jobs got it right.
In keeping iPad's basic code nice and tight.
Avoid any tablet with desktop OS.
Remember this mantra: K.I.S.S.!

 

[t0mat0]

Maybe the closest currently will be VNCing into a Normal Mac. There are admittedly some things the tablet could bring to the Mac OS - WWDC 2010 is going to be very interesting as it should show the intention and direction Apple wants to take this.

 

[ucfgrad93]

This has been discussed to death, but there are slim to no chance that this will happen, especially in the near future.

I don't think the chances are even that good. I would say there is a 0% chance of an OSX tablet coming from Apple.