poddie
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You two aren't talking about the same thing. Paul is talking about app switching from the app switcher, while you are talking about app launching from the start screen.
I think Paul's argument would be that if you don't want to reload an app, then don't relaunch it from the start screen. Simple as that. Use the app switcher instead, as intended by the OS.
Despite that, I do think MS has completely screwed up app launching/resuming in WP8, because it isn't deterministic. What actually happens when launching/resuming isn't controlled by the OS, but rather by each individual app. Bugs in apps can prevent apps from resuming correctly/quickly, while what happens when relaunching is entirely up to the app. IMHO this just isn't reliable and consistent enough.
I agree with you that this should not be left up to developers. However, WP8 DOES support fast resume from the tiles. Again, only if the app has been coded to use that feature, but it is now fully possible (and very easy from what I understand).
Agree that they screwed up by not simply doing this right at the os level.