Hi all, Just came across the following article and decided to post some text I found interesting. The following is the author's reasoning for why Apple added the 64bit chip to the new iPhone: for new features to work, Apple absolutely had to begin using the 64bit chip.
"But here's the difference. Apple needs 64-bit for fingerprint authentication as well as the camera features the company has added to the latest iPhone. In other words, 64-bit is an enabler to features that may matter to the masses. There's also an enterprise play here too. With 64-bit and fingerprint authentication, Apple can make a good security case to companies as well as support end-to-end virtual private networks. Third party support will determine if Apple has more enterprise mojo due to 64-bit. Apple did make the iPhone 5S backward compatible and developers can reportedly transition apps to 64-bit easily. There's a good reason for that move: 64-bit is a selling point in only limited cases. Like the PC industry saw, the ecosystem has to catch up to 64-bit and that can take years." http://www.zdnet.com/the-iphone-5s-goes-64-bit-will-it-matter-7000020497/ Joseph -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing [email protected]. Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing [email protected]. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing [email protected]. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
