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[Michael Zanetti <michael.zanetti@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wednesday 14 August 2013 09:51:56 Daniel Holbach wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> On 14.08.2013 09:41, Michael Zanetti wrote:
> > On Wednesday 14 August 2013 09:31:31 Daniel Holbach wrote:
> >>> Does that mean I will have an Ubuntu Edge phone with 4GB of RAM, 8 CPU
> >>> cores and cannot do multitasking on it?
> >> 
> >> I don't think anyone specified the phone to have 8 CPU cores - where did
> >> you read that?
> > 
> > Nowhere... I think you get my point...
> 
> I think I'd just be a bit careful with saying "the Edge has 8 CPU cores"
> from a canonical.com mail address on a public mailing list, you might
> get quoted somewhere.

Ok... You're right.

To clarify: This was an exaggeration to make a point. I have no more details 
on the hardware specs than the indiegogo page lists.

> 
> >> How is "app authors can write daemons" = multitasking?
> > 
> > How does this relate? Thomas said there will be no running apps in the
> > background / minimzed apps, which to me means there will be no
> > multitasking.
> To me it seemed like this mail exchange was about writing background
> services (= daemons). It was even mentioned in the subject line.

The subject is, yes. But the discussion drifted a bit towards the multitasking 
thing.

> Have a great day,

You too :)

Michael