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Shuttleworth: Apple Will Merge Mac and iPhone

Posted by Soulskill on from the i-wish-my-laptop-had-just-one-button dept.

Barence writes "Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth claims Apple will follow Ubuntu's lead and converge the iPhone and MacBook product lines. Speaking to PC Pro to mark the upcoming launch of Ubuntu 13.10, Shuttleworth said that the failed Ubuntu Edge smartphone — an attempt to bridge mobile and desktop computing devices — had set an example that others will follow. 'We've seen a very interested ripple go through the industry, and an uptick in interest in convergence,' Shuttleworth added. 'People are saying yes, mobile processors are catching up with the desktop. When Apple announced the iPhone 5s, it called the processor "desktop-class," and I don't think that was an accident – it was sending what we think is a very clear signal that it will converge the iPhone and the MacBook Air.'"

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  1. Re:Why did they not roll this out anyway? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    You mean all those devices that freeze up, crash, or just plain don't work right until you cycle the power on them? Yeah. Wild success there.