[antiRepublicrat]

Windows phone 7 will be a better multi-tasker

Windows Phone 7 doesn't multitask. It doesn't copy/paste either. It's like iOS three years ago.

[tacticalogic]

Windows Phone 7 doesn't multitask. It doesn't copy/paste either. It's like iOS three years ago.

The absence of copy/paste is supposed to be fixed after the initial release. Not sure about multitasking. From the early reviews I've seen, it's not "like" any other smartphone.

[DesertSapper]

WP7 does multitask - just not with all applications. The latest info I've read states that 3rd party apps aren't allowed to multitask (for now). All the 'native' WP7 applications multitask - including Office, Zune, compass, Live, Calendar, IE browser, imbedded FM radio, etc.

I believe it's an issue of CPU and power consumption control. Might be nice to have full multitasking but I haven't run into any application on my son's iPhone that I want running in the background that isn't one of those WP7 native applications. Of course I don't use a smartphone continuously through the day - it's possible I just haven't found that uber-app I want running at all times.