Apple's new CEO John Ternus definitively dismissed the idea of merging iPadOS and macOS during the company's Q4 2026 earnings call. Responding to analyst Richard Kramer of Arete Research, Ternus stated, "We don't have any fundamentally different changes that we're planning right now, nor would we talk about it anyway."
The stance echoes Craig Federighi's 2025 "spork" analogy — Apple refuses to build a hybrid that compromises both platforms. Instead, the company focuses on making "the best version of each and every product" while sharing features across the ecosystem via Handoff and universal control.
Despite the separate OS strategy, hardware convergence continues. The latest MacBook Pro models with OLED displays now include touchscreen functionality, blurring the line between Mac and iPad experiences without unifying the underlying operating systems.
Source: MacRumors · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing