Photos.app black thumbnails due to multitasking?

What possible need is there for photos.app to multitask? I've noticed that if I transfer pics to my computer and photos is still running, it doesn't notice the deletions and freaks out about the missing thumbnails by replacing them with black icons. I have to quit it forcibly before it behaves. Can anyone else verify this?
I'm quite dismayed at the indiscriminate usage of multitasking. Not everything needs it dammit.

I'd like to see an app that will shut down all other apps just by launching it. One touch kill-all-apps.
Instead of:
1) click
2) double-click
3) hold finger for 3 seconds
4) touch-dash x number of apps running until they are all really stopped
5) click to return to regular screen..
Maybe some day.... (Yes, I left feedback.)

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