From: sobriquet on 18 Apr 2010 16:43 On 18 apr, 20:22, rfisc...(a)sonic.net (Ray Fischer) wrote: > sobriquet <dohduh...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > >On 9 apr, 01:09, RichA <rander3...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> Wait for HP to release its version. No USB port Apple? Are you THAT > >> paranoid about content control?? > > >Avoid Apple like the plague. > > Avoid irrational bigots. > > >Those poor iPhone users are still waiting for multitasking to be > > And there is an example of how the irrational bigot "thinks": latch > onto one aspect that you don't understand and then use it to justify > your bigotry. > > -- > Ray Fischer > rfisc...(a)sonic.net http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19512_7-10467752-233.html Multitasking is about as basic as functionality gets on a computer.
From: nospam on 18 Apr 2010 16:47 In article <77e58fae-b9b7-4c74-8ef9-f46f6188ca4a(a)z7g2000yqb.googlegroups.com>, sobriquet <dohduhdah(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19512_7-10467752-233.html > > Multitasking is about as basic as functionality gets on a computer. it's a phone, not a computer, and it has multitasked since day one. it can play music, check email, make and receive calls and quite a bit more, all at the same time. what's coming to iphone os 4 is the ability for third party apps to run in the background, which a lot of people mistakenly call multitasking, and it will do so in a way that doesn't murder battery life.
From: sobriquet on 18 Apr 2010 16:53 On 18 apr, 19:47, Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> wrote: > On 2010-04-18 10:05:54 -0700, sobriquet <dohduh...(a)yahoo.com> said: > > > > > > > On 18 apr, 18:01, Robert Haar <bobh...(a)me.com> wrote: > >> On 4/18/10 11:35 AM, "sobriquet" <dohduh...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > >>> Those poor iPhone users are still waiting for multitasking to be > >>> implemented, while pocket pc users have been enjoying multitasking > >>> for years. > > >> My iPhone (not jail broken) allows me to be on a phone call while I am > >> reading email or browsing the web. And I get background push notifications > >> through several apps. While it may not be technically full multitasking, I > >> don't feel a need for more. > > >> It sounds like you have drunk Google's Cool-aid. > > > Ah, so finally you can now play 3 separate playlists of mp3s on the > > iPhone? > > That's the feature that I enjoy most on my HTC PPC (for listening to > > various kinds of music > > and audiobooks simultaneously). > > What a load of BS! > I suppose you do that, while simultaneously skateboarding across a > freeway, balancing a tray of cocktails on your butt, playing a > saxophone, downloading stolen software, writing a doctoral > dissertation, scratching your head, and posting to this NG. > > Such talent! I regularly do 4 or 5 things at the same time, I don't see what's special about it. Many activities go on the autopilot and only require a fraction of your attention and awareness. When you learn to ride a bicycle, you might need your full attention, but once you have mastered this ability, you can easily enjoy music while riding on the bicycle. If you sit in a bar, usually they have music playing in the background that you can listen to even while having a conversation (provided they don't play it too loud). Likewise, there is no reason why you can't enjoy an audiobook while listening to music.
From: sobriquet on 18 Apr 2010 16:57 On 18 apr, 22:47, nospam <nos...(a)nospam.invalid> wrote: > In article > <77e58fae-b9b7-4c74-8ef9-f46f6188c...(a)z7g2000yqb.googlegroups.com>, > > sobriquet <dohduh...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > >http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19512_7-10467752-233.html > > > Multitasking is about as basic as functionality gets on a computer. > > it's a phone, not a computer, and it has multitasked since day one. it > can play music, check email, make and receive calls and quite a bit > more, all at the same time. > > what's coming to iphone os 4 is the ability for third party apps to run > in the background, which a lot of people mistakenly call multitasking, > and it will do so in a way that doesn't murder battery life. Well, that's the kind of multitasking I've been enjoying for a long time on my HTC.. and I see that iPhone users are indeed still waiting for it. :-)) Multitasking is multitasking.. on the PC you also have many programs running at the same time, so it's only natural to expect this from a pocket computer. If the iPhone is not a pocket computer it's probably because Apple has severely limited it's functionality to the point where it's more of a toy phone than a real pocket computer like the HTC PPC.
From: nospam on 18 Apr 2010 17:03
In article <9da85dbb-6246-41cf-a662-d3faf8a5297b(a)x12g2000yqx.googlegroups.com>, sobriquet <dohduhdah(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > Multitasking is multitasking.. nope. > on the PC you also have many programs > running at the same time, so it's only natural to expect this from a > pocket computer. nope. what works on a desktop is not appropriate for a mobile device that has a small screen, limited memory and a battery. it's not like you can create more swap files on the large hard drive inside it. > If the iPhone is not a pocket computer it's probably because Apple has > severely limited it's functionality to the point where it's more of a > toy phone than a real pocket computer like the HTC PPC. technically it's a computer but that doesn't matter to users. it's a phone that does a lot of stuff, much more than an htc ppc device. |