Quote Originally Posted by Joacim Andersson View Post
Your comparison between the tablet OS'es and DOS are not quite correct. DOS could only run one application at the time, Android and iOS can run several even if they run in fullscreen. I don't see Android coming in on the desktop side in the future but if it did then removing a built in limitation that only exists for battery saving wouldn't be a major alteration of the OS, it would just be another version. Multi-tasking have nothing to do with the ability to put two applications side by side on the screen.
The problem I see lies in the fact that forcing the user to close an app in order to reactivate another one (which is in stand-by mode) is time-consuming and defeats the aim of multi-tasking. In other words, multi-tasking makes sense if I can switch from one app to another with a single click while keeping both apps open. This way, if an app gets updated (for example, if my mailbox receives a message), I realize it in real time, without having to close an app and open another. Only by putting two applications side by side can I take immediate and full advantage of multi-tasking.

Again, why do we need another version of Android for desktop PCs? What's wrong with Linux?