Is just the way I use the device: my tablet is pretty always doing something: typically, xchat, a big pdf document, a twitter client, pidgin, the clock...etc Having everything already open dont cause a lot of problems, but having an huge application that will startin in the future in the middle of session is not something I want have to plan when I set an alarm otherwise if what Im doing already have to deal with the clock footprint I dont have to worry of something in the future (make sense?).
It is just the way I ended up using the tablet: I still believe the dbus is the right thing for the clock (and these kind of problems will even have less impact with next generation tablet) and for most part of users.
Sorry if it sounded like a critic to your work
I think is pretty obvious I dont care too much about OS and integration, but that is just me: I would never had to begin the thing if I had to follow the Maemo Best Practices .
I'm usually a 'rule follower' in 'real life': I probably need a way to express myself free from constrictions and just doing what I think is right for myself (and be happy to share with people who want follow my craziness).
Don't feel I have any right to say what you have to do: the application ownership is defined by the number of hours someone spend on and it seem you gained enough credits to do what you think is best

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