The patents (which haven't been granted yet afaik) are for specific maps of motion to action. (eg pinch to zoom). Synaptic has their own set of mappings (EGR - http://www.synaptics.com/solutions/technology/gestures/egr) which they could have included, if they wanted to pay the licensing. (Or handle it at a higher level in the platform.)
On Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 12:10 PM, Sheridan Hutchinson < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Nov 24, 10:38 pm, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Yeah so it actually is a function of the hardware. My guess on why it > > wasn't implemented on the G1 would be that the devs were on a tight > > timeframe and didn't have the bandwidth to implement two completely > > different interfaces. > > Multitouch is such a marketing boon that it is difficult to conceive > that it wouldn't have been ready if they had wanted it to be. > > I find it a much more compelling argument that threats of patents and > other intellectual copyrights being held by companies like Apple are > the real reason that multitouch API isn't being shipped on Android > devices. > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" 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-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
