Analysis On “Apple Fights Google on New Turf”
Bull, that’s an excuse straight from Apple PR.
The iPhone harware was plenty robust to support multi-tasking. The problem was, and will be, the affect on battery life, something the iPhone has been criticized for already.
My Pre has full multi-tasking, but you really want to be picky about what apps are running. Ad supported apps are a huge draw on battery power as are streaming audio apps like Pandora. With a non-replaceable battery Apple couldn’t afford to have too many apps running and draining the power while customers were away from recharging sources.
The rise of Android and the smaller competitors like webOS forced Apple’s hand. My guess is the new phone they will roll out later this year will have a bigger battery to offset the potential power draw from multi-task.
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