Guys, I have a theory I'd like someone with an updated 3GS or 4 to test.

So, Steve said that if you need a task manager, they blew it. Obviously then, the system is meant to work without any user intervention. But seeing that every app shoves itself into the memory, without so much as indicating it to the user, I figure there must be some limit to how many apps "stay open" (well, paused in Fast Switching mode or something). In theory, eventually things should start closing on you.

So suppose I open Skype and expect it to remain connected and accepting calls. Then I open a bunch of other stuff. Will there come a time when Skype closes to free up memory? Will the user get any indication of this, or will he continue to think he's connected? The current system gives no indication whether an app is actually doing something or just listed there in the (not) task manager.

Could someone please test this somehow? Even if this isn't practically limiting (meaning that the limit for apps is very very large), I still find the system horribly lacking in feedback and control.

Thanks.