The future of computing, will iOS replace Mac OS in 5-10 years?

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I reckon this is what Apple is planning to do with iOS, make it the main operating system for all their devices.

I have had computers since the early 80's. It has been wonderful watching them evolve from the ZX81 home computer to the present day. The most frustrating part though has been watching the non computer types finding them annoying and fiddly to use, then giving up entirely. We are just seeing over the last couple of years with the advent of the iPhone and iPad a massive upsurge in non techies that have a smartphone and can work there way around iOS. My mums 1st computer is an iPad, it's been fantastic for her.

I was in the office fixing my pc again and when watching it boot up with all the legacy dos stuff and bios info I just thought why in 2010 I have to be messing with this stuff I don't know. Instant on is where it needs to be.

Watching ios development they are adding things at quite a pace now. Coming shortly are printing and multitasking to the iPad. Within 5 years we will have a decent system to add files and manipulate them etc. The iWork apps will have been upgraded many times to include many advance features were used to in office, iWork etc. Productivity will not be an issue.

Don't quite know how desktops would figure in this. I personally would be happy with a big multi touch screen with keyboard and a pen and tablet for serious photo work. One thing they will have to do is sort out the resolution problem in ios, make it scalable up and down.

Remember I am talking 5-10 years, not how it currently stands. Maybe the ramblings of a mad man but only time will tell.

What are your thoughts on the future of computing?



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Faustus said:
It is rumored that the next iMac range will have fully tilt-able screens and will be touch capable so they can be folded down flat and worked on like that. To be honest that sort of tech leaves me cold, so does simple. I much prefer desktops as they are.

Your post however just keeps banging on about iOS when all the smart money is going on Android as the dominant platform. Tablets will be raining down on us by this time next year, the majority of which will be powered by Android and will be a hell of a lot cheaper and more functional than an iPad.
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I agree, was just saying from Apples point of view though. Android may be bigger than iOS in the future.
 
From Anandtech''s iPad 2 review:

"The question I have to ask is whether tablets based on smartphone hardware and OSes are going to become powerful enough to double as portable PCs or are desktop OSes going to become lightweight and efficient enough to run on smartphone class tablet hardware? The latter seems to be Microsoft's strategy with Windows 8. Unify the software and allow it to run on all platforms, while the former is where Apple is presently headed with the iPad. It's clear to me that convergence between desktop and ultra mobile OSes will happen at some point, I'm just unsure which side will lead the merger."

Im still convinced thats where its going. Cant wait to see how ios 5 will expand on things.
 
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