Apple to Begin Merging iOS and OS X With Quad-Core A6 Chip Next Year?
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. quote "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. click expand... misek believes ios-os x merger being driven apple's cloud ambitions, viewing unified platform key seamless interaction online identity , associated content. quote ...