Windows 7 Multi-Touch demo at D6 Conference
from: Windows 7 news.com Video: Multi-Touch in Windows 7 Microsoft’s Julie Larson-Green had the honor to do the demonstration saying that Microsoft is using part of the multi-touch technology from Microsoft Surface to enhance Windows 7. The operating system the demonstration is running on is a Dell Latitude XL with Windows 7. This demonstration is basically showing how Microsoft Surface could enhance Windows 7 on computers. It’s still a bit early to judge if this feature will have a big impact and how it will be implemented into Windows 7. I think that monitors with touch support will still be a minority in 2010 when Windows 7 comes out. Great for notebooks or other mobile devices though. Here are some quotes from the interview with Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer: (click for full transcript ) Windows 7 is apparently months away, due late in 2009. Walt asks Ballmer if he’s worried about the next iteration of Mac OS X, which will likely be released before Windows 7. Is there a risk that...