A few weeks ago, it was reported that Bill Gates and Microsoft were going to go ahead with Multitouch technology in a way that they had not contemplated before. In essence, they were going to combine Multitouch technology with their flagship Windows operating system software, allowing people to experience both in a way that would hopefully make up for the fiasco that was Windows Vista. Now, as the All Things Digital Conference has come and gone, the picture is starting to get clearer regarding exactly what Microsoft intends to do. Depending on who you are, the news is either very good or somewhat disappointing. As far as the best estimates go, Multitouch technology on Windows 7 is not going to be all-encompassing. Rather, it will
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MobiComp may or may not be a company that you have heard of before, but this company operating out of the country of Portugal might be the next step forward for the Microsoft Multitouch revolution. MobiComp is a company that is not very originally named, since the company focuses primarily on mobile applications. At the current moment in time, the company has been around for less than a decade but has been able to develop three mobile applications that allow for enhanced functionality on the mobile level. The Portuguese company seems to have a talent for coming up with good mobile applications, which is perhaps the main reason as to why Microsoft went out of their way to acquire MobiComp. While Microsoft will not say