HTC claims One X multitasking is working as intended

        Recently, owners of the HTC One X have taken to various forums to complain about how memory management and multitasking works on the device. Users have reported that the One X is overly aggressive in closing apps that run in the background compared to other devices that run Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. HTC offered a statement to The Verge on the matter claiming that the One X's memory management is working as designed, and that its Sense interface requires more resources than standard Android 4.0, resulting in the more aggressive management.

We have actually noticed the behavior on a few of the Sense 4.0 equipped devices that we have been testing, as it seems that heavy apps like the Chrome Beta browser close out of background processes much quicker than we would expect.

HTC's statement on the matter is as follows:
"HTC is aware of some questions in the enthusiast community about how the HTC One X handles multitasking and memory management for background apps. We value the community's input and are always looking for ways to enhance customers' experience with our devices. That said, right now multitasking is operating normally according to our custom memory management specifications which balance core ICS features with a consistent HTC Sense experience."
That may not sit all that well with power users, but them's the breaks, and HTC has decided to prioritize its Sense user interface experience over extended background multitasking. Of course, those who wish to tinker with their devices are free to attempt to fix the matter with various tweaks and custom software, but the rest of us will just have to live with it for now.