IOS 7

At Apple’s annual WWDC event last week, we got a glimpse of iOS 7, the annual update to their mobile operating system. But iOS 7 isn’t just your typical software update. As Daring Fireball’s John Gruber rightly calls it, iOS 7 is Apple’s first true post-Jobs product. Yes, the core mechanics of iOS are still in place—you still have rows of icons to swipe through, many of the same stock apps, and even the slide to unlock. But it’s more than just a graphical facelift or the introduction of some new features. iOS 7 is a manifesto—a new foundation for Apple to build its future in mobile on.