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Originally Posted by G-funk
When I was asking questions at the apple counter at best buy before I purchased the iPad (yesterday), I was told that OS 4.0 will have multitasking. Maybe true, maybe not, but I would think that it will make cutting and pasting a lot easier for you.
Still have a lot to find out about this iPad, but so far I am using it more then my desktop at the house. And right now, I am on watch and this is faster then NMCI! Lol. So that already is a plus for these long watches.  |
the weird thing is that yes it will have multitasking but it wont really make any difference because its doing it now...
Say I want to copy multiple sections from a book into an Email:-
Current situation on iPad
open iBooks - highlight text - press copy - press home button - press email icon - click new email icon - paste text - press home - Repeat
So a total of 8 steps.
REMEMBER iPad remembers the state the app was in when closed so your iBooks will be on the same page as when you left and when you return to email you will still be in the middle of composing a new email
iPad with multitasking - open iBooks - highlight text - press copy - press whatever activates app switching - press email icon - click new email icon - paste text - press whatever activates app switching - Repeat
so... 8 steps.... but what about on a computer!
Computer - open book software - highlight text - press ctrl-C - minimise book software - click email icon to load it up - click new email icon - paste text - press alt-tab - Repeat
so 8 steps and Im pretty happy to bet loading the software up would be slower than the iPad versions.
I really struggle why people suggest multitasking for this type of use!!!
For playing pandora music while you read E-mail YES that is what multitasking is for. not this! this is just program switching.