Comments on: Why an app is better than an application http://www.bmon.co.uk/2010/03/why-an-app-is-better-than-an-application/ Google AdWords management for industrial and scientific companies Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:50:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chris Randhttp://www.bmon.co.uk/2010/03/why-an-app-is-better-than-an-application/#comment-10794 Chris Rand Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:45:32 +0000 http://www.bmon.co.uk/?p=1625#comment-10794 Fair point. I'm not suggesting that the iPhone, with its crippled (rather than nonexistent) multitasking, is the way ahead. Indeed, multitasking may indeed prove to be crucial, but perhaps in a restricted way where the governing app "lets you out" to do what you need to. Fair point. I'm not suggesting that the iPhone, with its crippled (rather than nonexistent) multitasking, is the way ahead. Indeed, multitasking may indeed prove to be crucial, but perhaps in a restricted way where the governing app "lets you out" to do what you need to.

]]> By: Wendy Bournehttp://www.bmon.co.uk/2010/03/why-an-app-is-better-than-an-application/#comment-10793 Wendy Bourne Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:02:08 +0000 http://www.bmon.co.uk/?p=1625#comment-10793 Chris, you have me intrigued - all the way up to when you bought in Facebook as an example. Of course, I cannot speak for other users, but my use of Facebook on the PC runs something like: a) Open up Facebook b) Open up a second tab with my favourite Facebook application, play that for a little bit, need to wait for a few things to happen, so, c) Back to the first tab, read some of my friends news, want to tell them about something, d) Open up a third browser tab, find the page on the web I need, copy the hyperlink... e) ...back to the first tab, to paste it in as a comment. f) Bring up an Explorer window, to find the photos I have floating around my hard drive g) Back to the game on the second tab, do a bit more... h) Post the photos using the first tab... And so on. Now, I've never used an Iphone, but I understand that multitasking is not possible - I have an HTC with multitasking capabilities, like me. I see where apps have their appeal on a small handset, but sometimes multitasking appeals too, especially on the size of a PC screen... Horses for courses? Chris, you have me intrigued – all the way up to when you bought in Facebook as an example. Of course, I cannot speak for other users, but my use of Facebook on the PC runs something like:
a) Open up Facebook
b) Open up a second tab with my favourite Facebook application, play that for a little bit, need to wait for a few things to happen, so,
c) Back to the first tab, read some of my friends news, want to tell them about something,
d) Open up a third browser tab, find the page on the web I need, copy the hyperlink…
e) …back to the first tab, to paste it in as a comment.
f) Bring up an Explorer window, to find the photos I have floating around my hard drive
g) Back to the game on the second tab, do a bit more…
h) Post the photos using the first tab…

And so on. Now, I've never used an Iphone, but I understand that multitasking is not possible – I have an HTC with multitasking capabilities, like me. I see where apps have their appeal on a small handset, but sometimes multitasking appeals too, especially on the size of a PC screen… Horses for courses?

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