Multitouch is undoubtedly a technology that took the computer and technology industries by storm when it was first introduced in the Microsoft Surface Computer and later put into the Apple iPhone, a product that could be sold to massive markets at affordable rates.  Lately however, there has been question as to whether the Multitouch technology that everyone seems to be touting is actually the technology of the future.

Consider exhibit A, an interesting little device known as the Samsung Instinct.  This is a cell phone attached to Sprint plans and it is also a phone that has little to do with Multitouch.  It does have a touch screen interface however, since you can touch buttons and make things happen.  It has no Multitouch however, since you can not slide your finger or make other gestures in contact with the screen to have different outcomes.

While the Samsung Instinct is nothing special in terms of technology, it has been doing surprisingly well in the markets.  People that have purchased it have reported about the same amount of satisfaction as those that purchased the iPhone and overall the sales of phones like the Instinct have not really suffered that much at the hands of the iPhone and other Multitouch products.

While there are nowhere near enough affordable Multitouch products on the market to facilitate a fair comparison between these two technology types, it appears as though at least for the near future Microsoft and Apple will be the two main pushers of Multitouch technology until they can get it down to a level of affordability that rivals other similar technological products.