Multitouch Interface Macs hinted at by Steve Jobs
October 22nd, 2007Mac.blorg.com reports that Steve Jobs may have hinted at the iPhone and iPod Touch multitouch interface coming to more Apple products in the future.
In an interview with the New York Times today, Steve Jobs made several interesting points but the most fascinating was his hints that Apple is not quite done with their multitouch interface.
“People don’t understand that we’ve invented a new class of interface,” he said.
He contrasted it with stylus interfaces, like the approach Microsoft took with its tablet computer. That interface is not so different from what most computers have been using since the mid-1980s.
In contrast, Mr. Jobs said that multitouch drastically simplified the process of controlling a computer.
This of course could be taken to mean that he considers the iPhone, and the iPod Touch, to be a “computer”, or was he hinting at a future Mac? Possibly a multitouch tablet Mac?
He also touched on the idea that Leopard may be the anchor of updates for upwards of a decade, with incremental updates every 12 – 18 months
Furthermore Appleinseder conducted a poll recently who’s results were published today based on the question “Will Apple make a multi-touch (keyboard-free) Mac tablet before the end of 2008?”. The results are as follows:
Yes, touch-screen is where it’s at: 67.5%
No, Apple wont make a touch-screen tablet: 32.5%
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