Multitouch has been used before Apple so I doubt their patent will survive. But I can understand why they might not want to get into a legal argument until its settled.
On Jul 13, 4:58 pm, Streets Of Boston <[email protected]> wrote: > Some hackers have been able to enable multi-touch on the G1. The > hardware is there, but because of legal issues, it has not been > enabled. > It is a patent issue. Just google this: > > apple patent multi touch > > And to be honest, i don't miss multi-touch that much. I like that i > can use only one hand to operate the phone (except when using the > keyboard). > > >"It just feels like many of the user 'use cases' that might have been used > >don't seem real world and practical."< > > Which use cases don't seem real-world nor practical (besides that bug > 1583)? > > I don't think HTC is making the > iPhone:http://texyt.com/iphone+manufacturer+supplier+assembler+not+apple+00113 > > On Jul 12, 1:26 pm, Infinite <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Keep in mind I am not an android developer, however I am a tech > > consumer with authority to select and purchase over 100+ phones. > > > I just saw the new Google phone at t-mobile and I was disappointed > > that it didn't have any multi-touch functionality. Actually I was > > quite disappointed in the phone all together. It just feels like many > > of the user 'use cases' that might have been used don't seem real > > world and practical. > > > Again, don't get me wrong. I am a big proponent of Google and love > > Chrome and what they have done with their business hosting services -- > > but Adroid is just killing me. Apple is slick... and with their new > > GS, is absolutely a wow, mind blowing speed. > > > My questions: > > > Is multi-touch supported by android or is this just a lack of a > > hardware implimentation? > > > Is Google still sponsoring the new My touch phone that is just coming > > out? > > > I believe HTC is making the G1, My Touch, and the Apple GS... so why > > such radical departures in CPU speed and multi-touch capability? > > > Why should I continue to purchase hundreds of Android based phones > > when the developers/analysts can't use real-world use cases or when we > > can't get a BUG fixed (again stupid use case scenario) fixed that > > displays the wrong contact associated with a phone number. > > > Issue ID 1583 -- Reported on December of 2008. > > If you have two contacts with the same last 4 numbers, it appears > > to > > display the first contact. Phone number matching with caller-id > > is only > > matching the last 4 numbers and not the entire phone number. > > > Thanks, > > -Derek --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
