Best practice for universal iOS app? swf or swc?

Hi,
I'm trying to map out a framework for my assets which helps keep the memory load low at runtime for an iOS universal app and ran across the following article regarding swc files.
http://www.flashrealtime.com/compiling-big-air-swf-to-ios/
However, it's unclear as to how this method would be beneficial from a memory standpoint. Don't the files still get loaded at runtime?
Or should I be looking at swf files with the code stripped out and referenced from the main swf in the ipa? (sounds like more work!)
Please help educate a noob!
Thanks!

Thanks for the reply, Dave!
What I'm trying to figure out is the best way to achieve a fast load time for a universal app and was hoping I'd be able to instantiate only the necessary swc files as needed along with their appropriately linked classes. (swc#1 for iPhone 3G bitmaps and MovieClips, swc#2 for iPhone4S, etc...) Seems this isn't possible now.
Anyone have some favorite they can share for fast app loads?
Thoughts on universal apps in general? I'm thinking maybe this isn't a good path anymore considering the beefy high-res screen on the new iPad...

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We've had our staff and students run iOS updates OTA via Settings -> Software Update. In the past, we put a DNS block on Apple's update servers to prevent users from updating iOS (like last fall when iOS 7 was first released). By blocking mesu.apple com, the iPads weren't able to check for or install any iOS software updates. We waited until iOS 7.0.3 was released before we removed the block to mesu.apple.com at which point we told users if they wanted to update to iOS 7 they could do so OTA. We used our MDM to run reports periodically to see how many people updated to iOS 7 and how many stayed on iOS 6. As time went on, just about everyone updated on their own.
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http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/01/29/xp-vs-vista/
Cnet Review - how to install Vista
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Vista
Amazon: "Windows Vista Manual"
http://www.mbreview.com/vista1.php
ComputerWorld: Best and Worst of Vista
http://www.macnn.com/articles/06/09/19/parallels.desktop.for.mac/
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If they are going to have to use and learn Windows, they'll need to get up to speed on how to lock down their system and use it. That would make a VM easier to get started but yes, native Windows (BootCamp) would be same as using a PC mostly. And force your son to learn Windows (but get him a book to help, too).

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