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0 pointsKarunamon14y ago0 comments

>But there are no signs that OS X UI and iOS UI are gonna get reunited in the most important distinction, the touch UI thing.

Keep in mind, with Launcher, you're basically 75% of the way there. The apps are mostly compatible (look at the number of straight ported iOS games on the MAS for confirmation here) with no UI rework done.

Bringing in Notifications brings it to ~%80ish, IMHO. It's becoming that the only real difference between the two systems is Finder.

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batista14y ago

The apps are mostly compatible (look at the number of straight ported iOS games on the MAS for confirmation here) with no UI rework done.

The games ported from iOS and Launcher, maybe, but most apps are not "mostly compatible".

A few examples: Safari, Mail, Photoshop, iTunes, iPhoto, Pages, Numbers, Garageband, etc. Also everything third party: Chrome, Photoshop, Word, Evernote, etc etc...

Non of those are designed with touch interaction in mind. This shows in the layout of the menus, toolbars and buttons, and is even more evident in the size of buttons and control elements. They are not made to be controlled by a coarse pointer, such as a finger.

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