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Many have waited a number of years for the Apple Tablet. Each announcement there was hope for the tablet and finally it has actually arrived. The iPad is here. One thing that many are focused on now is the operating system that it runs. Is it running a stripped down OSX or something else?
Those who were hoping to have a small tablet computer that was like your OSX operating system might be a bit let down. The iPad is using a version of the iPhone’s operating system. Essentially it’s a giant iPhone or more correctly iPod Touch since there is no phone feature. While this is somewhat understandable there is one huge missing piece.
The big problem is that there is no multithreading technology. This means that your $500+ tablet computer can only run one application at a time just like your iPhone. For some who enjoy multitasking while using a computer this is a big let down. Even the cheapest sub $200 netbooks running Linux can handle multiple applications at one time and that hardware is quite a bit less powerful than what the iPad has.
One can hope though since this is the first version. The desire from customers for multitasking through multiple applications will surely push Apple to come with with a solution. If not, it’s possible that someone will come up with a hack for the device. Jailbreaking the iPad won’t have as much problems as it is when jailbreaking the iPhone because there is no chance of losing the phone capability.
Many have waited a number of years for the Apple Tablet. Each announcement there was hope for the tablet and finally it has actually arrived. The iPad is here. One thing that many are focused on now is the operating system that it runs. Is it running a stripped down OSX or something else?
Those who were hoping to have a small tablet computer that was like your OSX operating system might be a bit let down. The iPad is using a version of the iPhone’s operating system. Essentially it’s a giant iPhone or more correctly iPod Touch since there is no phone feature. While this is somewhat understandable there is one huge missing piece.
The big problem is that there is no multithreading technology. This means that your $500+ tablet computer can only run one application at a time just like your iPhone. For some who enjoy multitasking while using a computer this is a big let down. Even the cheapest sub $200 netbooks running Linux can handle multiple applications at one time and that hardware is quite a bit less powerful than what the iPad has.
One can hope though since this is the first version. The desire from customers for multitasking through multiple applications will surely push Apple to come with with a solution. If not, it’s possible that someone will come up with a hack for the device. Jailbreaking the iPad won’t have as much problems as it is when jailbreaking the iPhone because there is no chance of losing the phone capability.
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