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>>And so what happens to the version of Excel that’s running in the background when you unplug the mouse and keyboard and go back reading an e-book on the devic

by rkwz 15y ago

>>And so what happens to the version of Excel that’s running in the background when you unplug the mouse and keyboard and go back reading an e-book on the device as a tablet? Does it somehow stop consuming resources? The difference between iOS and Mac OS X is far more than touchscreen vs. mouse-and-keyboard. It’s an entirely different set of rules and expectations for what an app can do, when it can expect to be running, and how much resources it can consume. The only useful part in the whole article.

mooism2 15y ago
And I'm curious to see what Windows 8 does in this situation. (I'd like to be able to plug a keyboard+monitor into my phone and get a Chrome-esque environment, but I'd also like it not to drain my battery or otherwise irritate me...)
beej71 15y ago
>>And so what happens to the version of Excel that’s running in the background when you unplug the mouse and keyboard and go back reading an e-book on the device as a tablet? Total protonic reversal!