Windows 7 to support new panning options, gestures

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re: Windows 7 to support new panning options, gestures

gorath — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:14:17 GMT

Robertsjoe, I think you may be missing the point that several companies may develop very similar ideas, whether they be competitors, partners, or even in completely insular situations.

I first saw what could be called "multi-touch" when I was working in a power station nearly 10 years ago. The bulk of the control room was controlled by touchscreens which could accept more than one touch input at a time. For example, want to increase the power from generators 1 and 3? touch both with your fingers, and slide up, similar to using an audio mixing console.

The funny thing is, that particular system (proprietary as it may be) had been installed sometime around 1983.

Did apple or microsoft steal it from them? Hell no, it's just a natural development of touchscreen.

re: Windows 7 to support new panning options, gestures

robertsjoe — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 08:50:45 GMT

"Yeah... Apple watches the great things that others demonstrate, builds them into their own products and sells them as new... and you don't call that "copying"?!"

No.

Train to the future? Vista 2? It's a lame duck. Tarnished, bad OS.

re: Windows 7 to support new panning options, gestures

maati — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 08:44:37 GMT

Yeah... Apple watches the great things that others demonstrate, builds them into their own products and sells them as new... and you don't call that "copying"?!

Poor Apple fanboys, you're missing the train to the future...

I wonder if Apple has ever released something 'new'?

re: Windows 7 to support new panning options, gestures

robertsjoe — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 05:57:25 GMT

Again with the "MS demoed this". Do you think that at that point of the demo Apple say, hey we need that on the iPhone, and started work on it right then? And the were then able to get it to an actual product in people's hands way before the MS coffee table? I don't think so.

This is the same bollocks thrown around by Paul when he talks about Spotlight. The usual like of "Which MS demoed before Apple". Again, think that Apple started their work right at that point? Again Apple had it in a product before MS.

re: Windows 7 to support new panning options, gestures

PatriotB6007 — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 01:53:30 GMT

Thats right robertsjoe -- Microsoft Surface, demonstrated for years prior to the release of the iPhone, was nonetheless copied from the Applie iPhone. Doh.

re: Windows 7 to support new panning options, gestures

robertsjoe — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:31:44 GMT

Copied from Apple. That's amazing. Can't wait for Vista 2.

re: Windows 7 to support new panning options, gestures

maati — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 19:09:42 GMT

www.n-trig.com/Content.aspx

I already tried the MultiTouch features and it works great.