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Originally Posted by dmaul1114
I wouldn't need multitasking on a phone.
I would on a tablet as I want to be able to go back and forth between multiple windows open at the same time as I'd often be working on a paper in say Word, looking through research articles in PDF, searching websites for info related to the paper I was proofing etc.
Just too clunky to have to save work, close the program, open another program etc. vs. just switching between windows.
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Same here. I originally got an iLiad and I was hoping to be able to do this kind of work on it. That never worked out. The iLiad was running a full version of linux, but had no way to easily switch between running applications. I eventually sold it.
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Originally Posted by stustaff
Im not sure there is a app to cure irrational saving 
If you havent had Apple stuff before it doesnt glitch or crash  |
Joke, right?
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Originally Posted by Bremen Cole
If you are doing 30 pages of mark up, perhaps you should use a computer instead of an internet/media tablet.
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No, a tablet is a much more comfortable form factor for this sort of work. I've tried both. The current tablets just don't work well enough (too heavy, not long enough battery life, Windows
) so I'm hoping the iPad or a later successor or competitor will eventually meet my needs.
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Originally Posted by Bremen Cole
I bet within a year you will have several choices to choose from. 
The good thing about the iPad for the marketplace is it has given all the Dell's, HP's, Toshiba's...etc.... something to copy and put their spin on. Lot's of good things coming. |
Oh, definitely.
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Originally Posted by carlobee
I was also expecting the Flash for a web dedicated device.. even Java (if that's not too much to ask so I could play Farmville on the iPad  ) |
I'm not sure how much longer Java will last now that Oracle has bought Sun. As for Flash, the iP already has a YouTube-specific app, and YouTube delivers via Flash. I think Apple could extend this in a more general way if they decide to.
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Originally Posted by kjk
I can definitely see that as a great app for a portable slate device- I know a couple people who can't wait to get the iPad to do remote computing. Is there any way an SSH/VNC app can pause/suspend while you switch out, as opposed to closing/re-opening? Or does that not really work?
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Well, strictly speaking, all apps suspend and resume on a multitasking system, at least per CPU. And the underlying OS is still a form of unix, just as OSX is-- it's the GUI that's different, not the OS itself. Apple just has to open this feature up for App Store apps to be able to use it. That can create memory and power problems, though. I can see why Apple wants to be cautious about it-- opening this up would create more support calls, and that seems to be something Apple really wants to avoid on iP products at all costs.