Why do these programs keep opening on their own?...

this is now my second time i have had the moment, while the battery life seems improved still everytime i send or receive a text msg of IM several programs open on their own...moxier email, sprint navigation, google maps, voicemail, alarm clock, voice control etc etc. I have to kill these programs with ATK everytime i do these things and i am clueless in why this is happening...anyone else notice this issue? it takes my available memory from 47-50 down to under 30 for no apparent reason

i personally DO NOT use task killers, i let the phone do its intended job.....as to the apps reopen well could be numerous reasons, half the software could be tied to each other in some way or another...i.e. contacts attached to nav. email and messaging could be anything just the way the apps share services

You can always remove the apps you don't use. If they aren't installed they can't run.

Ah yes the whole TaskKiller vs No TaskKiller never-ending debate.

Here's my experience (and the research I've done). 

Linux is completely different than Windows in the way it handles applications and services.  Android is based on Linux (fyi).  It will (in layman's terms) "bookmark" the app and pause it using extremely minimal resources so that it can be quickly accessed when called upon again.  A good way to think of it is like your car idling.  If you turn your car off for a few minutes and then start it you will use more gas than if you let it idle for those few minutes.  So when you are killing these apps and they reopen, you are using up MORE resources, and more battery power.

Android has the code built into it to handle the resources.  It will close apps automatically to free up resources IF NEED BE.  Now, the OS can't account for crappy 3rd party apps so just make sure that you are only installing high quality apps (the top downloaded ones are usually fine...) 

Now here's my experience.  I went TaskKiller crazy when I first had my Moment because I was so stuck in my Windows frame of mind that I thought I had to kill all these apps.....  then I found out the above information through a developers website.  Since then I have never killed an app and never had battery issues or force close issues at all! 

I would highly encourage you to reboot the phone and let it do it's work.  Go a few days without killing one app or doing anything, just use the phone like you want to, the way it was meant to be used.  I've noticed that I can go days and it runs just as smooth as ever, no need for excessive reboots at all.

Try it and I'm sure you'll see a difference.

This is by far the top reason why people root there phones(not as scary as it sounds) May be something you should consider.
Dale