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I don't understand the Apple comparison. Do iOS apps run on OS-X?

The fact that they're consolidating the console, desktop, and tablet/phone OSs is the impressive accomplishment, not the phone/tablet consolidation.

As for consoles, a few years ago, consoles were a whole different beast from what they are now, so it wouldn't have made much sense to have the OS the same.

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No but iOS shares a lot of code and APIs with OS X, which simplifies Apple's development.

Apple understands that different devices need different UIs but can share code and core APIs.

Microsoft thinks that different devices should have the same UI but hasn't previously managed to share code and APIs.

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