Recently I've installed HTC Sync v2.0.18 (PC sync software for Android based phones) and got quite surprised to find out how it works. It runs a process called something like FsynSrvStarter.exe. However here is how it works. It starts the executable mentioned above every few seconds (like every 3-5 seconds). The executable checks something - probably for Android connected device and quits. The version info of HTC Sync manager files, show "Teleca AB" as a company. It's strange HTC, whose products I use and love, is providing such poorly designed software to its users. This is a classical example of how the things should NOT be done. So here is what I have to say to those Teleca AB guys: "Do you have any idea how expensive is for the OS is to run a new process? Did you heard about the wonderful world of inter-process communications (known also as IPC)? How about using some named mutexes and/or events for a change? Please have some time to do things right and don't get you poor users pay for your lack of knowledge!"
Update: I've checked it on my work computer. The time between FsynSrvStarter.exe starts there is more like 30 seconds. Still not the right way to do it!
