Thursday, September 25, 2008

Microsoft vs. Apple: the multi-touch war

Z. Whittaker, Microsoft vs. Apple: the multi-touch war, ZDNET, Setp. 23, 2008.

Because the Evil Queen of Numbers has kept the Windows branch so quiet about Windows 7, we’ve been relying entirely on speculation, the blogosphere, leaks and occasionally “that dreaded New Yorker” as Sinofsky would probably say.

Multi-touch is the latest craze it seems. Once the technology was finally perfected, it went through a series of acquisitions which Apple took under its disproportionate wing; hence why we see multi-touch technology in the iPhone and iPod Touch devices. It’s taken nearly three decades to see it reach our technology, but now it’ll be what could well replace the standard keyboard and mouse. But are we ready for it?

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