Comments on: Multitask-Masters: iPhone Pundits Strike Back!

By: john

john — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:23:58 +0000

but what if u want to keep your messenger running instead of having to sign in and out…look at the sidekick…

By: Rene Ritchie

Rene Ritchie — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 08:50:42 +0000

Battery life?

Check here:

http://phonedifferent.com/2008/03/multitaskmastersbrainsurgeon.html

By: Iceman6

Iceman6 — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 08:30:58 +0000

When the 3G iPhone arrives, it will have separate channels for data and voice. This means e.g. you could be talking to someone while a background app is downloading your e-mail. Why would you not want this?

By: marcol

marcol — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 13:37:16 +0000

What do you think? Is the ban on multitasking good or bad for the general user-base (i.e., our moms!)? For power users?

To state the obvious, it doesn't matter a damn for many apps (you don't really need a game you're not playing or a shopping list you're not reading running in the background) but for some it's pretty critical (IM, RSS reader etc).

Will Apple make exceptions for certain big developers (like AOL for AIM)?

Would they play favourites like that? I'd hope they'd exempt classes of apps. Adium not AIM!

Will they relax the policy after the initial development rush is over, the space shakes out, and only cooler, more seasoned and reasoned heads remain in the game?

I'd guess the number of people who know the answer to that is very small! It does seem though that the (albeit rather short) history of the iPhone has involved the addition features that users want.