> That persistent notification for application running in background is the worst. Back in the day, applications on Symbian devices could run in background without any indication. Some would argue that's a risk but then we have been using our PCs like that since forever.

"My Android phone just died at 1pm with empty battery, I don't know why! I'm buying an iPhone!" complaints are something noone from the Android side of the market wants to continue hearing. Even if that means that you now need to have a notfication clearly telling you your battery is being drained.