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Originally Posted by Trubu
That's because it's not - nor should it be, given the resource constraints of a mobile OS, not to mention limited screen real estate. (No reason to have a bunch of windows open and sucking up resources when you can only see one of them at a time, after all.)
If you need PC-style multitasking, you're going to have to get a tablet running a desktop OS. The multitasking in iPhone OS 4, Android, WebOS, and the upcoming Windows Phone 7 essentially comes down to the same thing - keeping certain important processes running in the background, while freezing/killing anything else that the user isn't directly interacting with at the moment.
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Fair enough.
I can do without the multitasking I suppose--I just hope an Android or other tablet makes IM one of the background enabled apps as I'd really like at least the IM to work just like on a PC with being able to keep it on top of what I'm working on etc. Otherwise, I could get by without it.
The bigger thing is just having a real file system, drag and drop file loading, files accessible to all apps just like on a PC, a USB port etc.
I can deal with a stripped down mobile OS if it at least has all that stuff.
If we don't get to that point, then yeah maybe I'll just have to get a full slate PC (don't want a tablet PC with keyboard) for my needs.
I have no interest in a tablet for just media consumption purposes--I don't travel much so my home theater system and laptop cover all those needs. Kindle as well. So for me to buy a tablet it needs to be a lot closer to a PC than the iPad is.