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Really? Really?!

It’s correct. In almost all cases when you press the home button the app quits (i.e. gets suspended). End of story.

Yes, this definition of "quits" as "gets suspended" is what I have a problem with. "Quits" used to mean "terminates". I guess in the new apple world, especially given what happens on Lion, "quits" doesn't mean what I think it does.

We are not interested in meanings here, we are interested in consequences. When it comes to battery life and slowing the OS down, quitting and suspending have exactly the same consequences: both don’t do it.

You are making a distinction without a difference that’s not relevant for what the article is talking about.

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