The iPhone is known by every person who uses tech devices. Everybody who knows about it knows it's touch-based. I'd bet that most people who know about it have

The iPhone is known by every person who uses tech devices. Everybody who knows about it knows it's touch-based. I'd bet that most people who know about it have had a chance to fiddle around with it, since they've sold 17 million phones and I-don't-know-how-many iPod touches. It's inspired a slew of touch-based competitors from every major phone provider. I would bet more people use multitouch every day than use Windows Vista's app switcher that tiles and cycles windows, which Microsoft featured prominently in every Vista ad as an example of advanced technology. I'll further bet that this touch technology takes longer to catch on in the laptop market than you think. Remember that touch screens already do exist in laptops, and they're not that popular because they're bad. I'll add one last bet, which is that, if the reviews of the Surface are accurate, Microsoft is incapable of making a touch screen interface that's enjoyable to use and so people will stick to using mice and touch pads.