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  • inv0

    Apple basically scrapped the same idea six years ago.

    http://www.patentlyapple.com/pat…

    • whoops...shifting from iOS to OSX is dumb, though. I still don't understand why they insist on isolating touchformed
    • (beyond the obvious "we control the app store and want to make a killing off every app sold" strategy)formed
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    • I doubt anyone really thought a tilted screen was a new idea - it's more about the execution and judging by reviews it's very good.fadein11
    • Correct, its all about execution. Just think that part will be hard!inv
    • @form Because doing combined touch/mouse gets really complicated.inv
    • I can easily imagine using left hand for touch and right hand for mouse (or puck).monospaced
    • Was this scrapped? They never release till they're "ready". Apple's secrecy is their undoing — meanwhile armchair critics fill the news with conjecture.evilpeacock
    • 6 years. I think it's safe to say they abandoned it. After this week, though, they'll have to re-evaluate their entire OS approach.formed

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