Last night I tried to open the browser app in addition to the messaging app and Tweed on my Palm Pre, but I got the "Sorry, too many cards error". Having installed a homebrew command line app recently, I decided to work a little linux kung-fu and run the TOP command which is similar to Windows Task Manager in that it lists all the running processes as well as memory & cpu usage. I was amazed to see so many processes running on a phone. I have a web server that gets millions of page views and MySQL queries a month, and even under peak loads it doesn't have this many processes going.
Admittedly I don't really know all that much about the inner workings of the phone, but I have decent enough linux skills so I have a few theories about this. Perhaps A) this is the cause of the Pre's horrendous battery life and B) this is the cause of some of the UI latency that makes this phone a real bother to use sometimes.
Have never run a similar command on the Droid, but my assumption is it handles resources a little differently. My thoughts on Droid and Droid vs. Pre will be the subject of an upcoming post.
Admittedly I don't really know all that much about the inner workings of the phone, but I have decent enough linux skills so I have a few theories about this. Perhaps A) this is the cause of the Pre's horrendous battery life and B) this is the cause of some of the UI latency that makes this phone a real bother to use sometimes.
When is the last time a phone was just a phone?
ReplyDeleteLate 90's maybe?
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