god0fgod wrote:Basically all of the "innovations" I have seen appear to have come from Apple or Google.
No surprises there.
Apple, okay, but Google? They're a web software company. Outside of Android, what products do they have in the market, exactly, which can be compared to those being offered by Windows? Google is irrelevant in this discussion.
Innovation is also a subjective term. For example, most technologies we have today were "innovated" inside of a university technology lab and simply put into a product by mainstream companies.
While it's still very early in development, the reviews from attendees of PDC have been generally very positive of Windows 7 from a hands-on perspective. Whether those will hold up, we can only tell with time. Hopefully Microsoft doesn't overpromise and underdeliver again.
The MS guy is trying to show off the touch screen pinch picture resizing but has about 8 goes at it before it works.
One must also consider the hardware involved. In the video linked above, if I can see clearly, that touchscreen is either a Sony or an HP, both of which I've had personal experiences with. The screen itself is utterly horrible and is not easy to use as a touchscreen. Your fingers stick and it often gets confused because of that sticking. The sticking is due to the physical materials that make up the screen. It's a glossy glass and has a very high friction constant with your skin.
This has absolutely nothing to do with the software in the computer and isn't something Microsoft has control over, but rather the physical response capability of the screen itself and its manufacturer. I'm sure these will significantly improve between now and the primetime release of Windows 7.
- Adam