The latest news says that Apple is looking to combined their mobile operating, iOS, and their desktop operating system, OS X, into one singular platform. This is a vision that Apple has probably had for a long time. Implementing a system like this would further unify their products, and make their product line all the more attractive to consumers. What dose this mean for iOS developers and OSXdevelopers? Only the future can tell.
iOS developerswill most likely welcome this change as it allows for an even bigger audience to take advantage of the apps they create. It could also mean bigger 
challenges for iOS developers. When this merger of platforms takes place, expected around 2013, iOS developerswill be faced with the challenge of not only creating apps that function on the iPad, iPhone, and other iOS device’s, but also making sure these apps function on their desktop and laptop counterparts. iOS developerslooking to develop apps that are supported on all Apple platforms will have to consider how to make the iOS app’s multi-touch controls integrate with the traditional computer’s user interface, and vice-versa.
iOS developerswill have to make sure they are ready for these drastic changes. Now facing challenges similar to that of android developers(creating apps for a wider variety of platforms) iOS developersmust make sure that they are equipped with the skills to develop Apple applications that are dynamic and interactive enough to take advantage of the current iOS devicesuser interface and the computing power of traditional Macs.
This integration of iOSand OSXare something that could turn the Apple development communityupside down. iOS programmerswill now have to work hand in hand with OSX programmers to make sure they are ready for the impending changes.
What does this mean for future Apple hardware? Apple is expected to use the 32-bit arm architecture to address the vast majority of the OSX product range, excluding high performance professional devices. This is believed to be the make up of the Apple ecosystem until 2016 when the 64-bit ARM architecture will become available. Once that takes place iOS developers and OSXdevelopers can expect to be working on a single OS and hardware architecture.
Currently iOS developersmust make sure they are at the forefront of iOS development technology. IOS developersmust make sure their apps are taking advantage of, and ready to take advantage of, all the technology the release of iOS 5is expected to bring with it. iOS developersmust be primed to take advantage of technologies like iCloudbecause this is sure to be a big part of the Apple computing infrastructure in the future.
Ecom Solutions is an iOS development company ready to take advantage of all the features iOS 5, and future iOS development and OSXdevelopment technologies. Ecom Solutions is read to upgrade existing apps to take advantage of iOS 5‘s new technologies, and will be ready, when the time comes to upgrade existing apps to the expected iOS/OSX hybrid operating system.