Apple's new project, codenamed Marzipan, sounds similar to the efforts Microsoft has made over the years. It's worth revisiting what Microsoft was attempting to accomplish and why it failed. Windows 8 was designed to offer a touch-friendly UI that could scale to a 32-inch monitor or run comfortably on a phone screen. It didn't offer a unified developer framework the way Apple is considering (that came later, with Windows 10 Mobile), but Metro apps were supposed to scale easily across different screen sizes. It was a great idea on paper, but it largely failed in practice. Apps designed for smal
Apple Wants to Combine Mac and iOS Apps. Can it Succeed Where Microsoft Failed?… Apple wants to change that by allowing developers to design unified apps that work as well on a desktop as they do on a mobile device. This is Apple's way of dealing with consistent complaints about the way the macOS store is often ignored, according Opens in a new window to Reuters. …
… The desktop seems crowded, and yet on a large monitor there's so much real estate to get to that left menu that it's a chore; multi-monitor just never felt right either. …