Microsoft released the above marketing video to claim the superior nature of Windows 8′s multitasking features over Apple’s iOS. Today, a new report claims that Apple is planning to include the exact same feature in the upcoming iOS 8 update. As you expect, users will be able to open two apps at the same time. The report even claims that Apple will one up this feature with the ability to drag and drop content between split view apps. In addition to allowing for two iPad apps to be used at the same time, the feature is designed to allow for apps to more easily interact, according to the sources. For example, a user may be able to drag content, such as text, video, or images, from one app to another. Apple is said to be developing capabilities for developers to be able to design their apps to interact with each other. This functionality may mean that Apple is finally ready to enable “XPC” support in iOS, which means that developers...

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