How will the new multitasking features in IPhone 4.0 effect the average user?
There is a line of thinking when it comes to computers and the software that runs them. Some people in the industry think that you give the customer what you think they need, not what they think they need. It may sound like an arrogant philosophy but it is one that companies like Apple have used for a long time. And they have been successful at it as well. But there are examples where not listening to your customer’s has made you seem like you were behind your competitors. In Apple’s case, it is when they did not listen to their customers and put a copy and paste feature in the IPhone after a lot of years. And more recently it was not allowing their phones to have multi tasking capabilities until the latest version of the IPhone, OS 4.0. This feature set was probably included because of the fast growth in Google’s Android phones. So now that the feature is coming for the IPhone 4.0, how will it affect the average user?
For most users, they will not notice the change immediately. Even when the average user is on a normal computer they will only use one application at a time even though they may have more than one running. They don’t notice that the applications are on in the background. Now you add to that fact, the normal user of the IPhone is used to only running one app at a time and you will see that they have to get used to a different mind state to start to use the full benefits of this new feature. They will not come to the full realization of what they can do until they discover it by accident. It might be when they are playing a game on the phone and accidentally hit another application or something to that effect. When they see that they are able to run both at the same time, then they will start to use it more often.
People that are considered tech heads are going to take to this new feature right away. They have been waiting for years for the IPhone to get this. Not only did they see their fellow tech heads using this feature on their Android phones, but they also saw other IPhone users who had jail broken their phone using it as well. Having a feature like this included in the phone makes a big difference in how you us it if you know what you are doing.
There will be some disconnect for a little, while when it comes to how people use the new IPhone 4.0. They will not start to see the benefits of using the new multi tasking features until it is directly shown to them or they discover it by accident. Until then, they will most likely use the phone the same way as they have always had.
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