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From: Ezekiel on 31 Mar 2010 10:58 "White Spirit" <wspirit(a)homechoice.co.uk> wrote in message news:hovng1$jun$2(a)news.eternal-september.org... > On 31/03/2010 15:48, Ezekiel wrote: > >> Good because that's not how it's done. The user switches between apps. >> Apps are capable of remember their state so when the user switches back >> to the browser (for example) - it resumes exactly where the user left >> off. > >> You seem to think that this is going to be a big deal for users. Unless >> users find this objectionable it's a moot complaint. > > I think they'll find it objectionable that they can't read an e-mail while > they're waiting for a web-page to load If you need to go and read email while a web-page loads then your computer is way, way too slow. > or have something download in the background. My iPod touch can download/update applications in the background while I do something else. > Are they locked in to iTunes as well? The same level of 'locked in' as they are with iPods - which owns 75% or more of the market. It doesn't seem to be hurting them in the iPod market.
From: nospam on 31 Mar 2010 11:00 In article <hovng1$jun$2(a)news.eternal-september.org>, White Spirit <wspirit(a)homechoice.co.uk> wrote: > I think they'll find it objectionable that they can't read an e-mail > while they're waiting for a web-page to load or have something download > in the background. it hasn't bothered anyone on the iphone or ipod touch so why would it on the ipad?
From: White Spirit on 31 Mar 2010 11:03 On 31/03/2010 15:58, Ezekiel wrote: > "White Spirit" <wspirit(a)homechoice.co.uk> wrote in message > news:hovng1$jun$2(a)news.eternal-september.org... >>> You seem to think that this is going to be a big deal for users. Unless >>> users find this objectionable it's a moot complaint. >> I think they'll find it objectionable that they can't read an e-mail >> while they're waiting for a web-page to load > If you need to go and read email while a web-page loads then your > computer is way, way too slow. Some sites that have a lot of content can take a while, particularly things like YouTube if you want to cache some of the data. >> or have something download in the background. > My iPod touch can download/update applications in the background while I > do something else. But what about files from the Internet? >> Are they locked in to iTunes as well? > The same level of 'locked in' as they are with iPods - which owns 75% or > more of the market. It doesn't seem to be hurting them in the iPod market. I prefer to load my own content onto a device...
From: White Spirit on 31 Mar 2010 11:04 On 31/03/2010 16:00, nospam wrote: > In article<hovng1$jun$2(a)news.eternal-september.org>, White Spirit > <wspirit(a)homechoice.co.uk> wrote: >> I think they'll find it objectionable that they can't read an e-mail >> while they're waiting for a web-page to load or have something download >> in the background. > it hasn't bothered anyone on the iphone or ipod touch so why would it > on the ipad? Well, the iPad isn't the size of other devices that are much more capable.
From: Rick on 31 Mar 2010 11:29
On Wed, 31 Mar 2010 11:00:07 -0400, nospam wrote: > In article <hovng1$jun$2(a)news.eternal-september.org>, White Spirit > <wspirit(a)homechoice.co.uk> wrote: > >> I think they'll find it objectionable that they can't read an e-mail >> while they're waiting for a web-page to load or have something download >> in the background. > > it hasn't bothered anyone on the iphone or ipod touch so why would it on > the ipad? iPhone OS: We Don't Need No Multitasking… But We Need Something <http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/ iphone_we_dont_need_no_multitasking..._but_we_need_something/> New Apple iPhone 4G: No Flash, No Multitasking, Would You Buy it? <http://www.product-reviews.net/2010/03/14/new-apple-iphone-4g-no-flash- no-multitasking-would-you-buy-it/> No (60%, 349 Votes) Yes (40%, 234 Votes) iPhone Multitasking, Where You At? <http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2343380,00.asp> "Apple's lack of multitasking capabilities is no big deal. Well, except that it is." So ... "it hasn't bothered anyone on the iphone"... riiiiight... -- Rick |