Their source is "a team member", and then they go on to repeat a ton of other rumours...
Yeah. Sure. Google/Android team members who -do- have names have said, publically, that they like the multitouch hack but it is just a hack - HOWEVER, if a proper api is designed (tha includes the possibility of independent sensing of multiple fingers, non-mt devices, etc) they would be HAPPY to merge it and make sure it is included in the platform. (And for the record, Luke - the author of the mt patch - agrees that it is a hack right now. But he has somewhat lost interest, having scratched his biggest itches in that area already.) I can dig the exact messages out of google groups if you really want. On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 6:32 AM, Al Sutton <[email protected]> wrote: > > > http://venturebeat.com/2009/02/09/apple-asked-google-not-to-use-multi-touch-in-android-and-google-complied/ > > Android will never reach it's full potential if it ties itself to a > patent system that is is considered as a joke around the world. > > Al. > > -- > ====== > Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the > company number 6741909. The registered head office is Kemp House, > 152-160 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, UK. > > The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not > necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or it's > subsidiaries. > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
