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Re: Multitasking
I think everybody thinks multi-tasking equates with significant resource use, but with Linux that is not the case (this isn't Windows). Linux is about efficient Resource use, so it doesn't close apps when it is done until another app needs the resources used (if that makes sense).
With the browser, once a page is loaded, resources are no longer needed. The web page can stay loaded without using additional resources, yet by keeping it loaded, it doesn't have to reload the resources when and if you go back to it. It's almost as if the app has gone into sleep mode.
It's efficient. Android does the same thing. It takes more resources (thus battery use) to close and open apps rather than keep them going.
I think we are just all so used to having to close things for Windows because Windows doesn't work on efficient use of memory and resources as Linux (including Kindle or Android) does.
In other words, Linux based OS's don't believe in letting memory sit unused but rather uses it all initially assuming what will need the memory most. As more memory is needed, Linux releases it if the app hasn't already used it. It works quite well and is partially the reason Linux works so well for computers and networking.
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