Apple isn't doing generic multitasking, looks like you don't get to just say "new thread()" in your code, but instead has made 7 api's for common tasks available that can background the task. Looks like a pretty well thought out and slick way to deal with the issue, honestly.
As for windows mobile, curiously enough, the upcoming new MS phone OS, actually there will be two of them, Pink and Windows Phone 7, does away with multitasking. A fascinating thing since Windows Phone 7 won't be available until the end of the year and iPhone OS 4 will be available in the summer. Seems like a rather bad decision on the part of MS but they haven't done a whole lot right in the mobile device area. Judah On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 11:42 AM, Zaphod Beeblebrox <[email protected]> wrote: > > I was thrilled when I got my iPhone and knew that it didn't multitask...see, > I had a windows moble before that did multitask. Quite often, one of those > programs in the background would hang and would cause the phone to generate a > lot of heat along with depleting the battery. You'd figure it out eventually > when your phone seared your leg through your pants pocket. > > I figure if Apple finally decided to do multitasking, the reason is probably > that it took that long to get it right. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:315342 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
