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Re:Apple to preview iPhone OS 4 this Thursday at Apple HQ by elblanco on Monday April 05, 2010 @02:38PM (#1242676)
> Yes, but to be honest, there are legitimate reasons why they chose not to allow multitasking

And those reasons will magically disappear if they offer multitasking some day? Or will the fanboy crowds switch to "well Apple didn't want to do it until they could build a better version of multitasking, and now they have for <insert esoteric implementation reason>."

Re:Apple to preview iPhone OS 4 this Thursday at Apple HQ by illumin8 on Monday April 05, 2010 @09:29PM (#1243565)
It depends on whether Apple has a good implementation of multitasking or not. I guess we'll find out later this week during their iPhone OS 4.0 presentation.

I'm not a fanboy, just a fan of good software implementation, and Apple has had a pretty good track record so far.

Re:Apple to preview iPhone OS 4 this Thursday at Apple HQ by glhaynes on Monday April 05, 2010 @03:15PM (#1242787)
If they offer multitasking, it will be in a well-thought-out, actually-useful way that doesn't cause you to have to walk grandma through Task Manager or listen to her complain about how her battery life is a quarter what it was before the update.
Re:Apple to preview iPhone OS 4 this Thursday at Apple HQ by theBobMcCormick on Monday April 05, 2010 @04:58PM (#1243051)
In other words, exactly the way Android already does it? :-)
Re:Apple to preview iPhone OS 4 this Thursday at Apple HQ by elblanco on Monday April 05, 2010 @03:19PM (#1242797)
Your satire is refreshing. Especially the part where I said "Or will the fanboy crowds switch to "well Apple didn't want to do it until they could build a better version of multitasking, and now they have for <insert esoteric implementation reason>.""

And you responded with pretty much exactly what I said, pretending to be a rabid fanboy.

Hilarious!!! HN doesn't usually see much humor at all, it's nice to see some, particularly with such a sophisticated wit!

Kudos!

Re:Apple to preview iPhone OS 4 this Thursday at Apple HQ by glhaynes on Monday April 05, 2010 @03:28PM (#1242820)
You're not listening.
Re:Apple to preview iPhone OS 4 this Thursday at Apple HQ by elblanco on Monday April 05, 2010 @03:33PM (#1242833)
Hilarious!!!!