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Not sure how it works with one 3rd party app running while other native apps are running in the background.

The Microsoft apps can still run, but as soon as you switch to one of them you lose your third-party app running. Basically, the problem is that lack of multitasking was a big complaint against Apple, so Apple introduced managed multitasking to allow it while saving batteries. Along comes Microsoft's latest and greatest phone OS, and it doesn't even do that.

It doesn't even do copy/paste, also an initial iPhone complaint, long-since rectified. It also doesn't do IPsec VPN. And for people who favor Android, WP7 also won't do Flash or allow removable SD cards. It's deficient in some way when compared to each of the main competitors. Right now, I can't see a reason to buy it, unless you just like the way it does the social networking thing.

In fact, I've read you can even see some FB status updates on the main screen tiles if you want.

There's an FB widget for Android too, and a Twitter one.

Sounds like you're reading more about WP7 than I am. I guess I'll see how all my options look early in 2011. If I remember correctly, even Google had huge problems with their Nexus1 phone initially. I'll let the early adopters deal with the growing pains and jump in a bit later.

I really don't like the look of a screen covered in tiny icons but like the idea of running apps in any combination I want. My sister loves the do-everything Droid - and complains of battery life of only 2-3 hours.

Until I have Dick Tracy's two-way-wrist-communicator with an imbedded Star Trek phaser and Intel Corei7 functionality, I'll probably remain unimpressed with at least a few things about these current smartphones.