SwiftUI and Catalyst: Apple executes its invisible transition strategy
&gt; [Catalyst&#x2F;SwiftUI] provides iOS developers with a familiar set of tools and access to an entirely new platform<p>Rather think that&#x27;s the wrong way round.  Whilst it might be true in the short term, it&#x27;s really part of the MacBook&#x2F;MacOS obsolescence plan.  The next generation of MacBooks - whatever they&#x27;re called - will be an evolution of ipad, using ARM hardware and running an iOS-derived OS.  The recent creation of ipadOS is another symptom of that transition.<p>Not that it changes the central thrust of the piece: that Apple does slow, sustained, steady evolution well.  But  Catalyst&#x2F;Swift aren&#x27;t primarily about giving developers access to an extra platform; it&#x27;s to make sure there&#x27;s a ready-made market of apps and developers when the macbook range as we know it goes away.