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Ask HN: When will apple integrate iOS simulator into macosx?

3 points by Blazespinnaker ↗ HN
Should I port my iOS app to macosx or should I wait for apple to make the iOS simulator that already exists for developers available to users?

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Blazespinnaker
It has been suggested that it will be several years, as a widget / simulator window would be too kludgy / inelegant and not something apple would do.
makecheck
I think it is more likely that Apple would start including mini-touch-pads with new Macs (like a standard peripheral).

Simply dumping touch apps on the screen is a bad idea. Even with my own work, I get tired of trying to click or scroll things that aren't meant for a mouse or a far-away, vertical screen.