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The problem is Apple didn't really INVENT[1][2][3] the concept and technology for multi-touch. They just implemented the first realized product (in a phone).
by invisible 17y ago
The problem is Apple didn't really INVENT[1][2][3] the concept and technology for multi-touch. They just implemented the first realized product (in a phone). So what if they filed a patent for that product? It doesn't mean it wasn't an obvious technological concept.
1) http://www.macworld.com/article/49738/2006/03/interface.html http://www.macworld.com/article/49738/2006/03/interface.html
2) http://www.ted.com/talks/jeff_han_demos_his_breakthrough_touchscreen.html http://www.ted.com/talks/jeff_han_demos_his_breakthrough_tou...
2) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Surface http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Surface
- pnelly 17y agoappreciated... and very sad that Apple are trying to monopolise the whole market. Competition IS a healthy thing and this completely stifles it. Or to put it another way, lack of competition is very unhealthy and dangerous, and without it, they can get away with a lot of misdeeds. Apple are the spoiled child that goes to school and steals all the other kids toys. It's a pity because they make great products.