Microsoft demonstrates Windows 7 multi-touch technology for the first time

Sina Technology News Beijing time on May 28th news, according to foreign media reports, Microsoft today for the first time demonstrated the next-generation operating system Windows 7 multi-touch technology.

Microsoft executives today demonstrated the technology at the 6th "D: Digital Conference" held by The Wall Street Journal, at least 20 months ahead of the official launch of Windows 7.

Multi-touch technology allows users to swipe their finger on the touch screen to perform various operations on the software, similar to the touch screen of the currently popular iPhone. The core of the technology is to support multi-touch at the same time, for example, sliding 5 fingers on the screen, and displaying 5 separate lines on the screen. Microsoft Vice President Julie · Julie Larson-Green used a finger to draw a tree, land and sun on a Dell notebook, "You will be on a computer of different sizes and shapes." See the application of this technology & rdquo;.

Green uses multi-touch technology to draw on the screen

Microsoft executives revealed that multi-touch technology is ideal for digital photo editing, web map browsing, etc. operating. In the live demo, Green used a finger operation to find a Starbucks coffee shop near the venue on a digital map site.

Green is looking for Starbucks near the venue on the map

At present, information about Windows 7 is extremely scarce, and Microsoft executives are also tight-lipped about information such as time to market. The operating system will be released three years after the launch of Vista. Based on this calculation, Windows 7 will be available in January 2010. Steven Sinodot, senior vice president of Microsoft; Steven Sinofsky said in an interview yesterday that it will launch the product as scheduled.

Some insiders believe that leaking Windows 7 development information may weaken the attention of Vista. Although Vista sales are good, users are not responding well. Microsoft executives have repeatedly said that 2008 will be a crucial year for enterprises to upgrade to Vista, but many companies said that they will not be upgraded.

Over the years, with the increasing complexity of the Windows operating system, the introduction of a new generation of operating systems has become a huge project, and the risks are heavy. Vista, which went on sale in January 2007, cost Microsoft five years of development time, exceeding expectations. Microsoft revealed that as of the end of March, Vista had sold 14 million copies.