"The technology behind Microsoft Surface is called Multi-touch. It has at least a 25-year history,[5] beginning in 1982, with pioneering work being done at the University of Toronto (multi-touch tablets) and Bell Labs (multi-touch screens). The product idea for Surface was initially conceptualized in 2001 by Steven Bathiche of Microsoft Hardware and Andy Wilson of Microsoft Research.[6] In October 2001, a virtual team was formed with Bathiche and Wilson as key members, to bring the idea to the next stage of development."
So my question is: Why would they be working on multi-touch for a long time if they weren't going to use it?
Oh wow... Apple created the first mainstream multi-touch device. So what? Is the iPhone revolutionary? NO. Is multi-touch revolutionary? Yes. Apple didn't create multi-touch.
Multi-touch has already been in development for decades, way before Apple decided to make anything except desktop computers. The comment that "Now, everyone's gotta have the multi-touch; in fact, the new Windows OS is going to support multi-touch on a wide scale." is very misinformed. If Apple never created the iPhone and iPod Touch, Windows 7 would still have multi-touch support. Apple did not make any significant changes in the industry with the iPhone. They just used new technology that is already available.
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