I agree with sytelus that the writer is seeing what he wants to see. I don't agree with the reasons though. They all seem like doable hurdles if Apple really wants to do this.
I think iOS could handle mult-tasking if it was a priority. The lack of RAM/Processor/storage is not a long term problem either. Specs will go up over time and apps like photoshop will be written to max out the capabilities of their average users' machine, but not more.
I just don't buy the everything-is-powered-by-your-phone future. I see difficulties, hurdles and compromises but no benefits. There is no reason not to have processing and storage capabilities where the display-keyboard-mouse is. It's cheap.The problems solved by putting the brain in your phone are small.
I especially don't see Apple doing it. It seems like an anti-Apple move. Apple like to keep their metaphors as clean as possible. That means stuff needs to be self contained. A brainless desktop powered by your phone and the cloud is the opposite of that. It's complicated.
OTOH, I do see (or maybe see what I want to see) the benefit of iOS on a keyboard & mouse device. I just think its a different iThing. An iOS desktop could be what chromebook should have been. A "computer" where everything is easier than it is on windows/mac.
I think iOS could handle mult-tasking if it was a priority. The lack of RAM/Processor/storage is not a long term problem either. Specs will go up over time and apps like photoshop will be written to max out the capabilities of their average users' machine, but not more.
I just don't buy the everything-is-powered-by-your-phone future. I see difficulties, hurdles and compromises but no benefits. There is no reason not to have processing and storage capabilities where the display-keyboard-mouse is. It's cheap.The problems solved by putting the brain in your phone are small.
I especially don't see Apple doing it. It seems like an anti-Apple move. Apple like to keep their metaphors as clean as possible. That means stuff needs to be self contained. A brainless desktop powered by your phone and the cloud is the opposite of that. It's complicated.
OTOH, I do see (or maybe see what I want to see) the benefit of iOS on a keyboard & mouse device. I just think its a different iThing. An iOS desktop could be what chromebook should have been. A "computer" where everything is easier than it is on windows/mac.