When Microsoft initially came out with their Multitouch technology, there were a number of people that were extremely excited. While there is still some debate as to who exactly came up with Multitouch technology in the end, the enthusiasm for Multitouch products was felt for all of the companies that came out with them. This is why both the Apple iPhone and the Microsoft Surface were well received within the framework of the technology community. However, as time has passed and Microsoft has gone on to develop their Surface family of products and propose newer and better hardware with each passing press conference, a number of Redmond strategists and other technology buffs have begun to comment on the fact that Microsoft might be shooting
A few weeks ago, Microsoft came out with an original idea that was somewhat based on their Multitouch designs but at the same time took a view of Multitouch that was quite different from the one they had been preaching up to that point. This view of Multitouch was one that called for both sides of a particular screen to have that kind of touch capability so that people using the products could manipulate the screen and the hardware by touching the back of the screen and in doing so not interfering with the view that was on the screen at that time. The small screen combined with Multitouch was seen as the main weakness for this type of material and therefore Microsoft’s announcement regarding