Windows 8 Metro Apps Need Close Buttons Too - SoftpediaEarly adopters that have played with the first public preview Build of Windows 8, whether on the Samsung Windows Developer Preview PC or their own test machine, have undoubtedly tried to close a Metro application, and found out that it’s not as easy as it seems.
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- 09-28-2011 #1My System Specs
Windows 8 Metro Apps Need Close Buttons Too
- 09-28-2011 #2My System Specs
Fully agree to this one!
- 09-28-2011 #3
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Me too !
- 09-28-2011 #4
- 09-28-2011 #5My System Specs
Thats because they don't realize that they don't have to close them, average users who use ipads, and smart phones will be right at home. But power users well new concepts are hard for them to grasp.
- 09-28-2011 #6My System Specs
I don't think we need close button. This is the response from Microsoft tech
Apps go into a suspended mode when you switch to a new app. Here's how it works. When you switch away from an app it is given 5 seconds to perform any cleanup work (like saving settings or its state) and then is suspended. It is still in memory but not receiving any CPU cycles. If the system needs to free resources it will terminate suspended apps to make those resources available.
Let’s say you have 10 suspended apps and your App History is set to 3. If resources are needed, the 7 oldest apps will be evaluated to determine which one is using the most resources. It will be terminated. The only app(s) that are running, rather than suspended or terminated, are the ones you are actively using.
- 09-28-2011 #7My System Specs
I agree with you, I like the idea of me not closing and let the PC do the job for me, when I leave the metro applications they go to suspend mode and don't use any resources, what's wrong with that? I don't get it.
Originally Posted by logicearth 
- 09-28-2011 #8My System Specs
How hard a concept to grasp is big battery drain? Originally Posted by logicearth
- 09-28-2011 #9
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I dunno, when the apps lose focus, they aren't doing a thing. Ram usage isn't a big deal at all.
I'll approach this in the same way I approach the manner in which Win7 handles memory - I'll let the OS do its job.
- 09-28-2011 #10
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It's a paradigm shift. It took me awhile to adjust to it with my Android phone but now it doesn't bother me in the least. Once people get used to the apps being suspended and the OS deciding when to actually terminate the app it won't be a big forum topic anymore.
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