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IPhone 4.0 software to deliver multitasking support

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Re: IPhone 4.0 software to deliver multitasking support

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Post by glhaynes »

allenp wrote: post #4

So I'm guessing apps will still be sandboxed and not able to interact - so no voice recorder for your phone calls, etc.

Indeed. If multitasking comes, apps will still have to interact with everything else through well-defined, public APIs; the only place they'll have free reign will continue to be their own folder. Also, I'd expect to see some quotas enforced to guarantee that, say, background Pandora really does only take x% CPU, probably within a static amount of memory.

Re: IPhone 4.0 software to deliver multitasking support

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Post by Auzy »

This coming from a site which was saying for years that Apple would be releasing a mobile phone and tablet (until they eventually did). Every damned WWDC/Macworld they would reiterate the rumor until it happens.

Furthermore, its quite clear the article has no credibility when the author writes garbage like "Gaming has largely failed to take off on other mobile platforms because titles are limited to simplistic experiences, as they must either run in a poorly-performing layer of abstraction (such as .. Java/Android Dalvik runtimes...). Apparently the writer has never heard of the NDK, and isn't aware that there is no reason why Dalvik couldn't eventually run as fast as native code. Furthermore, I doubt the author has spoken to a single Android gaming developer..

I used to work at an Apple Premium reseller, and I've heard enough crap from Appleinsider that has been OBVIOUSLY wrong throughout the ages. They don't have any credibility, and I'm curious why people treat them with such respect. In fact, I'd say its pretty obvious they own stocks in Apple so CANNOT be a neutral party.

Yes, multitasking might come eventually. But from experience, you'd have to be crazy to trust these guys. The fact is, everyone is thinking the same thing anyway (because its a MAJOR complaint about the iPad), and if it doesn't happen, AppleInsider will just shrug it off as delayed (as they normally do). AppleInsider Rumors are nothing more than educated guesses generally, or based on information which is available to every Apple reseller. I've never seen any information proven correct though that suggests it was leaked by an "insider"

Re: IPhone 4.0 software to deliver multitasking support

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Post by gbookman »

glhaynes wrote: post #5
allenp wrote: post #4

So I'm guessing apps will still be sandboxed and not able to interact - so no voice recorder for your phone calls, etc.

Indeed. If multitasking comes, apps will still have to interact with everything else through well-defined, public APIs; the only place they'll have free reign will continue to be their own folder. Also, I'd expect to see some quotas enforced to guarantee that, say, background Pandora really does only take x% CPU, probably within a static amount of memory.

I'd expect to see some quotas enforced to guarantee that, say, background Pandora really does only take x% CPU, probably within a static amount of memory.

I think it would be much smarter for Apple to just give the iPhone user some sort of notification when there isn't enough memory to run the app he's trying to open. Kinda like the classic Mac OS for those that remember.

Re: IPhone 4.0 software to deliver multitasking support

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Post by jasonlbaptiste »

Auzy wrote: post #7

This coming from a site which was saying for years that Apple would be releasing a mobile phone and tablet (until they eventually did). Every damned WWDC/Macworld they would reiterate the rumor until it happens. Furthermore, its quite clear the article has no credibility when the author writes garbage like "Gaming has largely failed to take off on other mobile platforms because titles are limited to simplistic experi…

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