Report: Apple nixed Android's multitouch

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not that much

I can see manipulating the environment (moving windows around, resizing things, switching apps, etc), but I'm not sure it has all that much application within programs, even in photo apps, esp on mobile devices other than touchpads.

Single-touch is far more useful and intuitive (and known), while multi-touch takes time, and with Apple's patents, will prob result in different companies having to use different 'actions' to accomplish the same tasks - which ruins the whole deal (imagine if all our keyboards had to be different between manufacturers because one had the qwerty patent and wouldn't license it out).

I love the idea of multi-touch, I just haven't seen any applications of it that make it indispensable.

Posted by: coffeeshark   Posted on: 02/11/09 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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