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Originally Posted by Optherion
Isnt this the feature they denied for so long saying "you dont need multitasking on the iphone!"
You have to love that its only for the latest 3gs phones as well. Everyone else has to pay up to apple again for a new phone first if you dont have one.
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Actually the iPhone has always had multitasking from gen 1. How do you think you could listen to the iPod app while running other apps or get text messages/emails without running them? Multitasking on other mobile devices is horrible. You run out of memory, apps get slow or crash, and the battery drains quickly. You also have a task manager to deal with. Apple wanted to get it right.
If you knew anything about the way they design/develop software, you'd think different. Apple's design philosophy has always been about quality over quantity. They focus on a good user experience, not bullet points that go on the box. The way they implemented multi-tasking is actually really smart. Some apps will still suffer, but in the end people won't end up with a crappy mobile experience.
And the reason you need a 3GS or later is because of the amount of memory the device has. The 1st and 2nd gen iPhones had very little memory which is why apps crashed more often at random. They just don't have the memory or processing power to handle multitasking elegantly. Ask any iPhone developer and they will say that decision is totally justified.