Apple iPad Gets Split-Screen Multitasking in iOS 9

Re:Apple iPad Gets Split-Screen Multitasking in iOS 9 by zippergz on Monday June 08, 2015 @02:35PM (#9681191)

Probably because of memory limitations; I would be surprised to see it ever come to older devices because they were already pretty memory-constrained.

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Re:Apple iPad Gets Split-Screen Multitasking in iOS 9 by frik on Monday June 08, 2015 @03:33PM (#9681684)

Afaik, all iOS devices except the Air2 have 1GB RAM (or less - e.g. iPad2 and iPadMini1 have 512MB). So only Air2 can run two full apps side by side, makes sense.

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Re:Apple iPad Gets Split-Screen Multitasking in iOS 9 by markque on Monday June 08, 2015 @03:02PM (#9681411)

The only reason to do this is increase the sales of the latest iPad, there is no technical reason. Again apple treats it's customers like shit

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Re:Apple iPad Gets Split-Screen Multitasking in iOS 9 by JadeNB on Monday June 08, 2015 @03:04PM (#9681438)

This seems like a bold claim to throw out without substantiation. It is undeniable that older devices are more resource-limited, and do run the latest OS faster. Sure, Apple probably is trying to push sales of new devices (which is their right—they have no obligation to retrofit the latest-and-greatest features to old devices); but to say that's the only reason seems rather strong.

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Re:Apple iPad Gets Split-Screen Multitasking in iOS 9 by markque on Monday June 08, 2015 @03:25PM (#9681608)

I should have said, I meant the fact that the iPad Air won't get it. It's almost the same device, fair enough older iPads won't receive it.

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Re:Apple iPad Gets Split-Screen Multitasking in iOS 9 by abhorrence on Monday June 08, 2015 @04:27PM (#9682142)

The Air 2 has twice as much ram as the Air, and memory has long been the constraining factor on the iPad.

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