Apple is reportedly working on a project called Marzipan, that would unify the Mac, the iPhone and the iPad. Here’s what’s really going on.
A Bloomberg report indicates that Apple is getting ready to bring iPhone and iPad apps to the Mac.
Apple fans are getting frustrated with what they see as a lack of innovation in the Mac — but Marzipan may not be the savior they’ve been waiting for.
Earlier on Wednesday, Bloomberg reported that Apple is taking steps to unify its two disparate worlds: MacOS, the software that powers Apple laptops and desktop PCs, and iOS, the software on iPhones and iPads.
The project, apparently codenamed “Marzipan” and possibly launching as early as next year, would let app developers write an app once, and have it work on the Mac, iPhone, and iPad.
It’s a neat idea. As Bloomberg notes, Mac users have long complained that their versions of popular apps like Twitter have lagged, feature-wise, behind the iPhone equivalent.
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