Apple to Begin Merging iOS and OS X With Quad-Core A6 Chip Next Year?

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jefferies analyst peter misek gaining headlines today new report related both international business times , forbes, claiming apple planning harness power of forthcoming quad-core "a6" chip begin merging ios , os x late next year. misek claims merge completed 2016 64-bit arm processors become available provide sufficient horsepower run professional-level os x applications.

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"we expect os merger start in 2012-13 , complete in 2016. our preliminary view apple can use 32-bit arm architecture address vast majority of os x ecosystem's needs in 2012-13 except high-end professional devices. when 64-bit arm available in 2016, believe apple have single os , hardware architecture," said misek.

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misek believes ios-os x merger being driven apple's cloud ambitions, viewing unified platform key seamless interaction online identity , associated content.

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"users want able pick iphone, ipad, or mac (or turn on itv) , have content move seamlessly between them , optimized user , device being used," writes misek. "we believe difficult implement if ios , os x kept separate."

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according report, apple ready begin sampling a6 system-on-a-chip, claimed making way ipad , iphone models in 2012. misek notes unified operating system , architecture of apple's products drive increased economies of scale when comes manufacturing , reduce research , development costs on long-term when compared current dual-platform arrangement.

other rumors of apple moving arm-based processors mac lineup have surfaced in past, one report claiming apple has developed a5-powered macbook air testing purposes. continue see significant hurdles such dramatic shift, particularly on short-term, , consider today's claims highly speculative in nature.

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completely bogus "analysis." these people make up. , wrong far, far more right.

 

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