Thanks for the clarification. Android definitely needs multi touch. take care, Muthu Ramadoss.
http://linkedin.com/in/tellibitz +91-9840348914 http://androidrocks.in - Android Consulting. On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 7:48 PM, Disconnect <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
