Background processing is a big win here. I think I've probably dreamed up about a dozen cool iPhone apps and then smacking against the "dang, that would requir

Background processing is a big win here. I think I've probably dreamed up about a dozen cool iPhone apps and then smacking against the "dang, that would require background processing" wall. I understand Apple's reasoning as far as wanting to manage resources carefully. The problem is that they've missed a huge part of the mobile user experience, which is having a device with you 24/7 that can respond without active user cues. (That's what a mobile phone is after all, in essence.) Who knows, maybe this is the killer feature for Android. At a minimum, I hope it spurs Apple to deal with background processing instead of simply disallowing it.