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Originally Posted by jethro_static
i did not read the link but i want u to know that multi touch is a hardware and ms makes the software. so anybody can make a multi touch capable os. its up to the device manufacturer if they wanna put multi touch hardware in it. it all depends on the patent owner.
if multi touch is simply a software, we prolly all have it now. the closest a software can get is on the link that mah brotherman syanni posted. but then again its just close. not the real thing. plus until now they cannot release it. maybe apple got involved?we do not know
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Microsoft has been hard at work developing all sorts of multi-touch surfaces and appliances. Their research department is currently one of the most prominent leaders in the area of multi-touch interfaces and devices. Go Google "microsoft surface" and have a read. You can even go buy one right now.
Microsoft does make hardware, by the way. Lots of input hardware in particular. I'm currently typing on a Microsoft keyboard and using a Microsoft mouse. I have a pair of Microsoft game controllers for my PC sitting on my desk at home, next to another Microsoft keyboard.
Multi-touch interfaces are a combination of hardware and software, just like most interfaces.