Forgive my poor memory, but isn't this the kind of "multitasking" that Win3.x brought us?
Kurt On Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 6:20 AM, Michael B. Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > It seems that it is similar to the Windows Phone 7.5 model. After “about” > six apps get suspended, Win8 starts closing the apps that have been > suspended the longest. > > > > I say “about” because it can fool you – several apps with different UIs are > actually a single app. For example, Mail and People are a single app. > > > > From: James Rankin [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2012 9:13 AM > > > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Windows 8 app behaviour > > > > I bet it does add up when you multiply the suspension overhead by (however > many apps your average user can manage to open up in a single session). I'm > sure its better than the traditional model tho. > > On 11 October 2012 13:51, Ken Schaefer <[email protected]> wrote: > > They get suspended when you move to another app. So, they do use resources > (some storage to store their suspended state), but that resource usage > shouldn’t slow down your computer (I think that’s how the argument goes…) > > > > See: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/hh464925.aspx > > > > Cheers > > Ken > > > > From: James Rankin [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, 11 October 2012 11:15 PM > > > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Windows 8 app behaviour > > > > Just saw this from Brian Madden > > > > From the Win8 FAQ: "In Windows 8, apps you install from the Windows Store > don’t slow down your computer, so you don’t need to close them" > > Sounds novel, apps without resource footprints. 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