It's Apple multitasking, i.e. done with attention to detail to ensure good
battery life and user experience, with some restrictions - hence the geek
pedantry.
My guess is that most of the people complaining are not developers - or even
iPhone owners!
Nigel.
On 8 June 2010 11:03, Tim Leslie <[email protected]> wrote:
> Lee, are you a software developer or something of that ilk?
> Because, and no offence intended here, but you're talking geek speak, as
> in "I am a normal person and, from what I can see this machine multi
> tasks".
> I've just taken a look at their offering. Now lets just say I'm editing a
> document whilst listening to some music in the back ground (already multi
> tasking and, unless their website is talking total b*llox and they want
> suing by everyone in the world, available with version 4).
> Now lets just say I'm the passenger in a car and I've got my GPS running
> in the background - updating me with directions, whilst I work on sed
> document, listening to music - The GPS will update me of any turns
> required (lowering the music volume automatically). I then get a bit bored
> of updating the doc, whilst listening to music and getting GPS updates and
> I return to my Angry Birds game, which I've infuriatingly got stuck at a
> level on - But can return to the doc anytime I want.
> Now, if that ISN'T multi-tasking, please feel free to tell me what is!!!!
>
> http://www.apple.com/iphone/features/multitasking.html
>
> > its NOT full multi-tasking....far from it!
> >
> > On 8 June 2010 10:33, Tim Leslie <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >>
> http://www.apple.com/iphone/?cid=CDM-US-DM-P0009392-Consumer&Email_PageName=P0009392-Consumer&Email_OID=0102de549df2d51e68c9d2cc6b5818e8&cp=em-P0009392-Consumer&sr=em
> >>
> >> Full multi tasking
> >> HD Video
> >> Video conferencing
> >> AND, in total agreement with whoever mentioned it ... Angry Birds app!!
> >>
> >> Love 'em or hate 'em, where Apple go, the rest follow.
> >>
> >> > I take it the iphone thread was started to take account of steve jobs
> >> > unveiling of iphone 4 yesterday
> >> >
> >> > 32gb and 300 hour standby battery time.
> >> >
> >> > I am going to go for it to replace failing old ipod and phone.
> >> >
> >> > Still BB for work though
> >> >
> >> > Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device
> >>
> >>
> >>
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