I didn't know apple invented multi-touch.
Re:Apple Unveils the iPad Pro
by austenallred on Wednesday September 09, 2015 @04:20PM
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By the way, I'm not saying they did, I'm just including the entire quote from Jobs.
The important part of the quote in this context is that Jobs was obviously referring to the stylus being the primary input device for the iPhone being unacceptable.
Re:Apple Unveils the iPad Pro
by elektromekatron on Wednesday September 09, 2015 @03:36PM
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They didn't, but then again they also now have a stylus, so at least they are consistent.
apple did not invent multi touch.
Re:Apple Unveils the iPad Pro
by MagnumOpus on Wednesday September 09, 2015 @06:12PM
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Of course they didn't. That never prevented Steve from claiming they did...
Oh, a stylus, right? We're going to use a stylus? No.
Who wants a stylus? You have to get them, put them away, you lose them, yuck. So let's not use a stylus.
We're going to use the best pointing device in the world; a pointing device that we're all born with - we're born with ten of them. We're going to use our fingers. We're going to touch it with our fingers. And we have invented a new technology called multi-touch..."