Multitasking

[3N16MA]

I have Proswitcher installed on my iPhone and still complained about no multitasking. I kind of forgot about it but would still like Apple to have multitasking out of the box and not have to jailbreak in order to get it. Since that is not happening I will most likely jailbreak when that option becomes available and install Proswitcher. The people complaining want a native way to multitask from Apple.

 

[iCheddar]

Okay, I admit it, I don't know why people are going so crazy over wanting multitasking on the iPad. Here's my logic:

Now I really don't see the main difference between that and the current system of press home button, tap icon to launch the app you're switching to. Apps, at least productivity apps, on the iPhone / iPod Touch launch pretty much instantly and a lot of 'em preserve your state from the last launch. Assuming that remains the case in the iPad (and I see no reason it wouldn't)... where's the big difference?

Of course, being able to run an IM client and a browser at the same time would be reason enough to have multitasking.

Another that comes to mind for me is loading. At the moment, with the modal system, its a complete pain having to reload an app everytime you switch away from it. If I'm trying to move quickly between apps and back again, its so annoying to have to reload an app and not have it remember where I was in it. For example, if I'm messing around with my Netflix Queue in Foneflix, then go check my email and come back, I have to reload the queue or research for whatever I was searching for.

It annoys me to no end.