(this is for other reader's benefits Pradham, I know you understand this) - The reason many computers seem so slow is not because they are "junk" or really "slow" but because they are trying to do too much at once. Apple knows that Microsoft has suffered a lot more so far than them for this and as was the case on the iPhone they "clamped down" or disallowed any applications but their own to run in the background. Instead of making it work, they just blocked the functionality. Droid phones can get slow and run the battery down when they have too many background apps, but it doesn't mean that Droid is going to just disallow it. Only Apple would make such a move.

The "little light" under the icon in OSX is a symbol that the application is running in the background. By disabling this it appears Apple may be moving away from a free and open multi-tasking functionality to a more controlled approach. Even on Windows many users don't understand what it means to have an application "in the background" running. However, we tech savvy do, and we don't want Bill Gates or Steve Jobs dictating an exclusive list of apps "allowed" to make use of that.

The reason Apple would want to do this is because they can then create the facade that their computers are faster than ever when in reality they are just doing less than ever. Kind of a cop out if you ask me.