You don't even need to go to smartphones to get multitasking, actually. Even Sony-Ericsson's A200 platform (the one that runs on the Cybershot/Walkman dumbphones) can run multiple Java applets at once.
"its not a speed issue, its a battery life issue - i have Backgrounder on my iphone, but rarely use it because it really does eat up power quickly."If that's the case, why does my blackberry allow me to multitask, but gets better battery life than the iPhone?
:You basically walked into the cell phone store, looked at your options, and deliberately picked the one that doesn't have the features you want over the one that does."I tend to be an Apple critic, but that's a load of crap. There are no perfect devices out there. When you buy something you have to look at the pros and cons of each device, and make a (often tough) decision on which will work best for you. Just because the device he chose is lacking one feature he wanted doesn't mean he made a wrong choice. Overall it may still have been the best device for him. It also doesn't mean he gave up his right to voice his opinion about it.
You can type an e-mail and listen to music at the same time. Apple's apps can run in the background (Phone, Mail, iPod, the push/notification service), but 3rd party apps are not allowed to do so.
Actually, OS X/iPhone OS developers don't think their application is the most important app on a users' device. In the worst case, they would offer an OPT-IN option to have the app start up at login.
And it seems that Symbian can do multitasking in 128mb of RAM. Incredible, isn't it?(In other news, BeOS was able to do 10 years ago what Windows still can't today.)
@deadbaby - Best comment I've seen so far. No one makes a perfect phone for everyone. Apple chose to make certain design decisions. If you don't like the decisions, then you should be using another phone.@MtheoryX - Of course Apple is going to tout it as the best phone available. They are trying to sell the phone. If you are tech savvy enough to absolutely need multitasking, you should be able to figure out that you might be happier with another phone.
stevemaxMar 23, 2009
You don't even need to go to smartphones to get multitasking, actually. Even Sony-Ericsson's A200 platform (the one that runs on the Cybershot/Walkman dumbphones) can run multiple Java applets at once.
tyr7beMar 23, 2009
"its not a speed issue, its a battery life issue - i have Backgrounder on my iphone, but rarely use it because it really does eat up power quickly."If that's the case, why does my blackberry allow me to multitask, but gets better battery life than the iPhone?
ethergnatMar 23, 2009
:You basically walked into the cell phone store, looked at your options, and deliberately picked the one that doesn't have the features you want over the one that does."I tend to be an Apple critic, but that's a load of crap. There are no perfect devices out there. When you buy something you have to look at the pros and cons of each device, and make a (often tough) decision on which will work best for you. Just because the device he chose is lacking one feature he wanted doesn't mean he made a wrong choice. Overall it may still have been the best device for him. It also doesn't mean he gave up his right to voice his opinion about it.
dragosshMar 23, 2009
You can type an e-mail and listen to music at the same time. Apple's apps can run in the background (Phone, Mail, iPod, the push/notification service), but 3rd party apps are not allowed to do so.
dragosshMar 23, 2009
Actually, OS X/iPhone OS developers don't think their application is the most important app on a users' device. In the worst case, they would offer an OPT-IN option to have the app start up at login.
dragosshMar 23, 2009
And it seems that Symbian can do multitasking in 128mb of RAM. Incredible, isn't it?(In other news, BeOS was able to do 10 years ago what Windows still can't today.)
jbellaMar 23, 2009
@deadbaby - Best comment I've seen so far. No one makes a perfect phone for everyone. Apple chose to make certain design decisions. If you don't like the decisions, then you should be using another phone.@MtheoryX - Of course Apple is going to tout it as the best phone available. They are trying to sell the phone. If you are tech savvy enough to absolutely need multitasking, you should be able to figure out that you might be happier with another phone.
emt1451Mar 24, 2009
I can listen to music, send pictures, and surf seamlessly on my iPhone too. You don't get what this article is about.
rimantasMar 24, 2009
@yevkasem: makes sense
wilhoitmMar 24, 2009
We will eventually get multitasking once the iPhone gets a faster processor and longer battery life, too bad that one takes away from the other!