OS X in your pocket when you have an iPhone

As most people know, the iPhone is one of the most advanced handheld devices ever to be released for public consumption. Not only is there access to an iPod and cellular phone, but people have the option of accessing the internet in virtually the same fashion that they do at home. But surely, some sort of application must be utilized to properly keep track of and execute all of the software and accessories housed within the tiny device. As such, Apple utilizes the operating system iPhone OS X to make sure everything runs the way it is supposed to.

However, for the technologically advanced users (or potential users) of the iPhone reading this, there is a difference between Apple’s Mac OS X, used for their home computers and the OS X that is running on the iPhone. It boils down to the fact that the iPhone does not use an Intel processor, but rather an ARM processor. This leads to the OS X on the iPhone becoming a slightly less capable version of the Mac OS X so many Mac users have been accustomed to using.

While it is not nearly as capable as its Mac OS X brother, the iPhone OS X uses many of its predecessor’s abilities to make the iPhone work. The Mac OS X’s core animation has been programmed into the iPhone OS X, for example, to ensure that the dragging and touching of the screen will run as smoothly as possible. Other animation touches have been implemented into the iPhone OS X so that it will run as close to the Mac OS X as possible.

And while it may not be as powerful as the Mac OS X, the iPhone OS X still does plenty for what its device is trying to do. It allows iTunes 7.3 (and later versions) to run seamlessly on the device. It let’s people perform the tasks that are associated with the most high-tech of cell phones. And, of course, it allows ladies and gentlemen to surf the internet on a gadget that fits in the palm of their hand.

Also, we should not forget that the iPhone OS X is helping to execute an unprecedented touch-sensitive device. The iPhone is more than just a touch-sensitive organizer that operates under a stylus. The iPhone exclusively utilizes the fingers and sensors to navigate through programs and multitask when important issues arise (such as a call received during the navigation of the internet).

Yes, it is very easy to harp on the iPhone OS X for all of the things it’s not. Admittedly, it is no Mac OS X. And while there are surely going to be many who fret about the capabilities of the iPhone’s operating system, they should take heart in the fact that Apple has rarely let them down before. If the company is confident enough to release a product that runs under a new operating system, then chances are that it will be productive. It may not be Mac OS X, but the revolutionary iPhone is worth the risk that is taken when trying to run a new operating system