Windows 7 Multi-touch Demoed at All Things Digital
The next major version of Windows (currently dubbed 'Windows 7') was demoed briefly today at the All Things Digital conference. Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer spoke with Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher and showed off new multi-touch features in Windows 7.
Microsoft has adapted the multi-touch technology of their Surface computer into Windows.
iPhone users will be familiar with the photo manipulation shown, but according to Microsoft, multi-touch will be "built throughout the OS". Other notes from the talk report that "Microsoft is re-thinking the whole user interface to better accommodate multi-touch for day to day use." Windows 7 is expected in early 2010.
Of course, Apple first introduced the use of multi-touch into the iPhone and has since integrated basic multi-touch into the MacBook Pro and MacBook Air's trackpad. Meanwhile, patent applications have revealed that Apple is working on more advanced multi-touch integration into Mac OS X. When asked by Mossberg if Apple had a jump on this technology, Ballmer simply responded (Engadget's notes):
Microsoft has adapted the multi-touch technology of their Surface computer into Windows.
iPhone users will be familiar with the photo manipulation shown, but according to Microsoft, multi-touch will be "built throughout the OS". Other notes from the talk report that "Microsoft is re-thinking the whole user interface to better accommodate multi-touch for day to day use." Windows 7 is expected in early 2010.
Of course, Apple first introduced the use of multi-touch into the iPhone and has since integrated basic multi-touch into the MacBook Pro and MacBook Air's trackpad. Meanwhile, patent applications have revealed that Apple is working on more advanced multi-touch integration into Mac OS X. When asked by Mossberg if Apple had a jump on this technology, Ballmer simply responded (Engadget's notes):
There's a lot in Windows 7, and our goal's got to be, with our hardware partners, to produce fantastic PCs. ... We'll sell 270m PCs a year, and Apple will sell 10m. Apple is fantastically successful, and so are we.
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49 months ago
At the tech conference All things D, Microsoft gave a small preview of Windows 7 with... multi-touch support.
I can tell you one thing... if Microsoft beats Apple to the punch on this one, Jobs sure wont be happy!
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I can tell you one thing... if Microsoft beats Apple to the punch on this one, Jobs sure wont be happy!
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49 months ago
I think Jobs already won since the iPhone runs OS X and has multitouch. Also, the Macbooks Air and Pro have multitouch trackpads, so OS X (the one on computers) definitely has some multitouch already. The difference is, no Mac has multitouch on the display yet.
49 months ago
i think jobs is more than aware that as it stands currently, touch as a MAIN feature for a computer is useless
49 months ago
There's a lot in Windows 7, and our goal's got to be, with our hardware partners, to produce fantastic PCs. ... We'll sell 270m PCs a year, and Apple will sell 10m. Apple is fantastically successful, and so are we.
Except when 2010 rolls around if won't be ready, just like Vista. :rolleyes:
49 months ago
and nothing of value was gained.......
does M$ really think that every computer is going to have multitouch screens when this gets released in 3, no 4, no 6 years?
its nice on a small device, but for an actual computer its pretty pointless, also did anyone see how buggy/not userfriendly the pictures rotate and expand?
does M$ really think that every computer is going to have multitouch screens when this gets released in 3, no 4, no 6 years?
its nice on a small device, but for an actual computer its pretty pointless, also did anyone see how buggy/not userfriendly the pictures rotate and expand?
49 months ago
>We'll sell 270m PCs a year, and Apple will sell 10m. Apple is fantastically successful, and so are we.
Got to love this guy. Windows 7... To be released soon. :D
Got to love this guy. Windows 7... To be released soon. :D
49 months ago
I'm glad to see this. If it's successful in Windows, Apple will certainly do the same sort of thing in Mac OS X. Of course Apple's implementation will undoubtedly be much better than Microsoft's. If it's a flop in Windows, I'd rather it be a flop for MS than for Apple. All that said, I think multitouch in general is pretty predictable at this point. The iPhone showed that it was very much viable, and it's pretty obviously the evolution path for UI design for next few years.
49 months ago
so they just demoed "Multi-Touch" in Windows 7 and not the "keyboard & mouse" desktop.
i thought Apple patented Multi-Touch?
i thought Apple patented Multi-Touch?
49 months ago
get the touch out in the tablets. Put out a touch tablet. If Apple doesnt do it and MS does, ugh. I want one of these. If it was available today for a reasonable premium (heck even unreasonable) I would have one.
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