I&#x27;m guessing LeoNatan has an issue with:<p>&gt; it&#x27;s at best a subtle difference and for most code you won&#x27;t be able to tell the difference.<p>Which is a pretty dubious claim. I removed a <i>lot</i> of retain&#x2F;release&#x2F;autorelease calls when I moved to ARC. Perhaps I&#x27;m missing the OP&#x27;s point...