One plucky hacker has been showing off a working demo of true multitasking on a Windows Phone 7 handset. Needless to say, Microsoft isn’t best pleased.
The news comes via Engadget who snapped the video up earlier on today. The hacker who created the Windows Phone 7 multitasking work-a-round is known as Jaxbot and his skills are now showcased in a video you can see at the bottom of the article.
We’ve always said that the fact that Windows Phone 7 lacks multitasking is a bit of a pain.
Granted, the iPhone didn’t get it until the release of the iPhone 4, but not having it on a device in this day and age is pretty rubbish – especially when a company such as Microsoft is the driving force behind it.
At present, the hack is only in ‘demo-mode’ – i.e. just for showing off basically. But we’re extremely impressed with Mr. Jaxbot. The boy certainly has some skills.
Unfortunately, Microsoft doesn’t share our enthusiasm and has been harping on about hackers on its official Windows Phone 7 blog.
The crux of Microsoft’s whinge is this:
Hackers, please leave our operating system alone and be patient while we work on an official multitasking update. Tinkering with the operating system can cause all kinds of ‘unknown’ issues that can affect your phone detrimentally.
This is a fair point. We agree in some respects with Microsoft. After all, the Redmond monster has taken a lot of steps to ensure the platform remains unified and on an even keel, unlike its Android counterpart.
But, you can’t stop ingenuity – that’s just a fact of life. For better, for worse: hackers will always tinker and fortune always favours the brave.
Anyway, here’s the video showcasing multitasking on Windows Phone 7:
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