Short version:
Resume is great for those without the knowledge of those without fancy shortcuts. It's great for everyone, but especially with those people in mind.
QuickTime won't open up two files at once, since most users just click the X button when they close a video. And when they re-start their Mac, it won't re-open since they've manually closed all video files with the X button.
You know more than that. So now you have the problems. Not they. But you've knowledge enough to work around that without any problems.
Additional information:
Now think about it.
Computers nowadays have 4+ GB of RAM. Most users really don't need that RAM as they use their computers today. News sites, facebook (=Safari), Mail, iTunes, Preview, iPhoto and QuickTime.
Sometimes MS Office or iWork, Address Book, iCal and Skype, Adium or Microsoft Messenger.
They can start all apps at once (or when they need it) but in most cases, it won't use that full 4 GB RAM they have when all apps are opened.
Those people don't play games, other than Bejeweled. Apps like these, or for the sake of it, Photo Booth (you can try it out even on Snow Leopard!) close their apps when you press the red X button at the top-left.
If Photo Booth's main window is closed, there's no reason to be still active. So it closes.
On the other hand, MS Office shouldn't close for ease of access to create new documents, and it's a heavy application to start up (in comparison with Photo Booth).
Users at that level of computer knowledge shouldn't know about Command-Q. Some people could learn the command Command-W, but most users just stick to the red X at the top left of their window. And it stays in the RAM for quicker access to closed apps. They're not that heavy.
Then you got Mac users like you and me. Reason you visit these forums is already enough for me to know you're at a higher knowledge level than the group of people I just talked about.
You know how to operate a Mac. You use Command-Q and knows the difference between Command-Q and Command-W, while you also know when to use which one. If you need Photoshop a lot, you close just documents but not the entire program (if you haven't an SSD) as you know the burden to re-load the entire program. You can fully close iTunes to save that precious little RAM you need to render files in Blender or Maya. All bits help.
You know, iTunes is just a keystroke (F8) away. Press it once and it re-opens. Press it twice and it starts playing a song. No big deal.
Resume is great for those without the knowledge of those without fancy shortcuts. It's great for everyone, but especially with those people in mind.
QuickTime won't open up two files at once, since most users just click the X button when they close a video. And when they re-start their Mac, it won't re-open since they've manually closed all video files with the X button.
You know more than that. So now you have the problems. Not they. But you've knowledge enough to work around that without any problems.
Additional information:
Now think about it.
Computers nowadays have 4+ GB of RAM. Most users really don't need that RAM as they use their computers today. News sites, facebook (=Safari), Mail, iTunes, Preview, iPhoto and QuickTime.
Sometimes MS Office or iWork, Address Book, iCal and Skype, Adium or Microsoft Messenger.
They can start all apps at once (or when they need it) but in most cases, it won't use that full 4 GB RAM they have when all apps are opened.
Those people don't play games, other than Bejeweled. Apps like these, or for the sake of it, Photo Booth (you can try it out even on Snow Leopard!) close their apps when you press the red X button at the top-left.
If Photo Booth's main window is closed, there's no reason to be still active. So it closes.
On the other hand, MS Office shouldn't close for ease of access to create new documents, and it's a heavy application to start up (in comparison with Photo Booth).
Users at that level of computer knowledge shouldn't know about Command-Q. Some people could learn the command Command-W, but most users just stick to the red X at the top left of their window. And it stays in the RAM for quicker access to closed apps. They're not that heavy.
Then you got Mac users like you and me. Reason you visit these forums is already enough for me to know you're at a higher knowledge level than the group of people I just talked about.
You know how to operate a Mac. You use Command-Q and knows the difference between Command-Q and Command-W, while you also know when to use which one. If you need Photoshop a lot, you close just documents but not the entire program (if you haven't an SSD) as you know the burden to re-load the entire program. You can fully close iTunes to save that precious little RAM you need to render files in Blender or Maya. All bits help.
You know, iTunes is just a keystroke (F8) away. Press it once and it re-opens. Press it twice and it starts playing a song. No big deal.
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