Apple Brings iOS Apps Into Mac, But Won't Merge Platforms (cnet.com)

Stephen Shankland, writing for CNET: With its next-generation MacOS Mojave software, Macs will be able to run some apps written for iPhones and iPads, a big new step in bringing the two technology platforms closer together. Craig Federighi, Apple's senior vice president of software engineering, announced the change Monday at Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference in San Jose. And he said Mojave will include four apps Apple itself brought from its iOS mobile software to MacOS: Home, Stocks, News and Voice Memo. "There are millions of iOS apps out there, and we think some of them would look great on the Mac," Federighi said. For now, it's only Apple that has the ability to move iOS apps to MacOS. But that'll change in 2019.

Comments

Re:Why not just include an emulator?

[DontBeAMoran]

There's no guarantee the computer has a trackpad because of the Mac mini, iMac and Mac Pro.

Re: Why not just include an emulator?

[Midnight Thunder]

Merging the experience in a way that doesnâ(TM)t force the developers to think of the different interaction results in things like Windows CE or Windows 8.

Importing an application in this context can be easy, by ensuring the best user experience for a given device is another story.