QUOTE(evanttc @ Apr 9 2010, 03:40 PM)
iphone 3gs can use new os 4.0. with multitasking too. more attrative.
still... n900 so far really best suit me. tot want to htc desire, but end up with n900. no regret...!!
It's not multi-tasking, that's "Task Switcher".
It's an old concept, even WinMo and old Nokia Symbian phone have it.
Maybe iPhone version is more refine and stable? No idea.
Their "Task Switcher" has limitation, you cannot close app in Apple's Task Switcher. So if you open 10 app, you have to open each app from the Task Switcher, let the app restore the state and then close it. ONE BY ONE.
Job said user don't need to worry about closing, but actually it's because they don't plan to do it or don't have the button for it.
For Nokia, we have the "c" key to close the app in Task Switcher.
There's no Task Manager for iPhone, Job said it's not required, user will just sort of messed up.
Well, yeah, for "dumb" or "normal" users. But human can learn, but to Apple, they don't see it like this. They prefer to control their user. Just like when you're in a BIG company, you're the IT Administrator, so you set "GUEST" account for your user, turn off many features like Task Manager, and only allow the user to do what you allow them to do.
This is same like how Apple their their Customers. It's not about the Customer worry, it's about Apple no need to worry about it's Customers because they have control their Customers. Just like you don't have to worry about the users, because you have restrict them.
That's when some smart users come up and JB the iPhone, it's something gaining "Administrators" account access on your Windows.