I suppose I'll have to grab a copy and see how it works. Kurt
On Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 10:12 AM, Michael B. Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > This is only true of metro apps. Desktop apps follow the standard we are used > to. > > And quite frankly, everyone (or most) on this mailing list will spend almost > all of their time on the desktop. IMO. YMMV. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2012 12:33 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Windows 8 app behaviour > > 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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