Apple calling new product the iTablet? Info on iPhone OS 4.0

3. clevername posted on 19 Jan 2010, 14:24 0 0

@legacystar You are the second person I have seen say this comment. I'm gonna keep it civil and I won't badmouth you but the comment you make is a very shortsighted one. Apple has before, and can and most likely will again, change the terms of the sdk. Especially if new functionality calls for the need. The restriction of backgrounding came because apple didn't want it on the iPhone. But whose sdk is it? It's apples sdk. Why wouldn't they change it if they plan on bringing backgrounding(albeit waaaay late)? Point is, said restriction is a non issue when the creator of the sdk can alter the terms of the sdk at will. It's theirs and they can If they want to. Simply put

5. vzwtechbill posted on 19 Jan 2010, 14:45 0 0

@clevername That's all well and good to say that it could be changed if needed, but the fact of the matter is the 100,000+ apps (or whatever the number is currently) that are the market *don't* support multitasking. So, changing the SDK won't automatically re-write all the apps in existance, the developers will have to go through and likely rewrite/revamp and then get recertified, and whos to say they wouldn't have to make a non-multitasking version still availalble for non 4.0 phones? So, 2 of each app in the store maybe? Guess that's one way to raise your app numbers at the expense of programmers...

6. *HOVA* posted on 19 Jan 2010, 14:57 0 0

That is why developers constanly come out with new versions of their apps smart guy. To fix any bugs, and add any new features when more capable OS's are released.

9. Legacystar posted on 19 Jan 2010, 16:13 0 0

well as it stands the iphone can multitask if it wanted yet the newest SDK says "no doing that" so what makes you think they will do a 180 and change it. thats reall ynot like apple to give in.

22. clevername posted on 20 Jan 2010, 10:42 0 0

Actually developers don't need to write multitasking into their apps. It would be a system wide feature like copy and paste. Jailbroken iPhone users know that there are several options to do this with. Backgrounder for example adds multitasking with any app whether jailbroken cracked stock or app store app. All the developers would have to do is really sit and watch but apple will most likely make them make all apps 4.0 compatible which they will do either way.

23. clevername posted on 20 Jan 2010, 10:48 0 0

And actually apple does do 180s when it comes to improving functionality. There have Been many private API's that have been made public. Video recording is one. MMS was a 180. Originally jobs said it didn't need it because there is email. While technically that's true he was wrong and admitted it by allowing it. While no innovation was made apple proved that while they don't open source their software and they do what they think is best they aren't afraid to admit they're wrong. And apple never really gave in. And I don't think this will be either. Apple usually waits till they have the best possible solution to a problem that's not only easy but pretty and unique. If apple found a way to implement multitasking in a way that meets those criteria then they will allow it. If not, wait till 5.0. Lol.

24. clevername posted on 20 Jan 2010, 10:52 0 0

pandora works on edge. Was never too slow for me. Well slow to buffer the first song but after that it was good. But what works better is finding an Internet radio station in safari which isn't that hard, look for XML feeds is one way, then u can listen and don't have to have safari open. U can use other apps. Hey look the iPhone does do some multitasking(I know I wish it did more too)

12. *HOVA* posted on 19 Jan 2010, 17:09 0 0

Yea I agree. For some people, ignorance is just bliss. It may not do every single little thing everyone wants it to do but no phone does. That's why there's options. Apple listens to consumers and comes up with solutions to a majority of issues concerned. They can't make everyone happy, but they do what they can for the majority.

13. Legacystar posted on 19 Jan 2010, 18:36 0 0

yes because apple is so willing to bend to the consumer. Why don't you guys have flash? oh thats right, apple will not allow it even though people are screaming to hi heaven for it. there are more examples but thats the most damning one.

14. YouLostTheGame posted on 19 Jan 2010, 21:06 0 0

Your comments lost all validity when you alluded in a post above, that because things are a certain way now, they will never change/be different/get better. Maybe when your comments become something more than Apple-hating tripe, I'll give them a second thought.

15. YouLostTheGame posted on 19 Jan 2010, 21:12 0 0

Couldn't have said it better myself. Companies try hard to please the most people, most of the time, but obviously, Apple is the company that's actually doing it...consistently. I think the numbers that Apple has garnered since the release of the iPhone in terms of handsets sold, apps downloaded, iPods REMAINING to be the number one digital music player, all speak for themselves.

16. Legacystar posted on 19 Jan 2010, 21:29 0 0

i don't disagree apple changed the way we live with phones and mp3 players, but it's always been apples way or the highway. that was fine when there wasn't anything else that compared to what they had. but now that there is, we don't have to put up with the " my way or the highway" attitude anymore

18. DOGIEFRESH posted on 19 Jan 2010, 23:00 0 0

If it doesn't open to more carriers at least for one more year, would you not commit suicide fanboy....???)