The problem hasn't been solved. Apple's use of the screenshot is a design trade-off. Apple's design Pro: You see the previous state of the app, and have the p

The problem hasn't been solved. Apple's use of the screenshot is a design trade-off. Apple's design Pro: You see the previous state of the app, and have the perception that the app has loaded quickly. Con: Many times the UI is blocked while the app is loading data, or if the UI isn't blocked you are still waiting on data to be able to actually do anything. Microsoft's design Pro: Consistent splash screen experience on all apps. User understands that the app is loading during this time. If app needs to download a lot of data, the splash screen presents an animation to indicate it is working. Con: Have to view a splashscreen on app load. May not be perceived as having loaded as quickly as Apple's implementation. I don't think you can necessarily state that one is better than the other.