Comments on: Apple: “Don’t Use Multi-Touch on Android!” Google: “Okay…” http://www.theiphoneblog.com/2009/02/10/apple-multitouch-google/ For people who dare to Phone Different. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:31:11 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Giovanni http://www.theiphoneblog.com/2009/02/10/apple-multitouch-google/comment-page-1/#comment-34048 Giovanni Wed, 04 Mar 2009 09:28:16 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=7062#comment-34048 <p>After all, i can understand all about the economic situation for technology or friendship between google and apple but i need multitouch API! Is there something good in the android api wich allows me to develop with or have i to implement a multitouch application by myself using only the touch-api(implementing an algo with the single-touch to simulate the multitouch) inside classes as VIEW and CANVAS?</p> After all, i can understand all about the economic situation for technology or friendship between google and apple but i need multitouch API! Is there something good in the android api wich allows me to develop with or have i to implement a multitouch application by myself using only the touch-api(implementing an algo with the single-touch to simulate the multitouch) inside classes as VIEW and CANVAS?

]]> By: Steve http://www.theiphoneblog.com/2009/02/10/apple-multitouch-google/comment-page-1/#comment-31127 Steve Wed, 11 Feb 2009 08:28:40 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=7062#comment-31127 <p>What apple should be doing is release an update a major one and put some of the missing functionality add a little multi tasking i mean a real multi tasking for 3rd party applications. Let 3rd party apps have deeper access to the hardware so we can enjoy our freaking phone! File explorer would be nice. Please apple? And let the competition use multi touch gesture for crying out loud! Competition is good for end user even for die hard fruit fanboys out there. Peace</p> What apple should be doing is release an update a major one and put some of the missing functionality add a little multi tasking i mean a real multi tasking for 3rd party applications. Let 3rd party apps have deeper access to the hardware so we can enjoy our freaking phone! File explorer would be nice. Please apple? And let the competition use multi touch gesture for crying out loud! Competition is good for end user even for die hard fruit fanboys out there. Peace

]]> By: Blake http://www.theiphoneblog.com/2009/02/10/apple-multitouch-google/comment-page-1/#comment-31111 Blake Wed, 11 Feb 2009 03:58:44 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=7062#comment-31111 <p>I just saw a UPS white board commercial and the guy that draws used a multi-touch gesture to zoom out on a global map. I wonder what Apple thinks of this?</p> I just saw a UPS white board commercial and the guy that draws used a multi-touch gesture to zoom out on a global map. I wonder what Apple thinks of this?

]]> By: WHat3v3r http://www.theiphoneblog.com/2009/02/10/apple-multitouch-google/comment-page-1/#comment-31109 WHat3v3r Wed, 11 Feb 2009 03:16:06 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=7062#comment-31109 <p>TheO.Z said it the best. I got into the comments section to type up my own comment but after seeing my comment has already been echoed, I do feel the need to say 'I second that' Apple needs to stop acting like a whiny first wife. You got the dick of your husband solely for a few years, now let others play with it as well, it's the fate of the nature! (wait..I should have stopped writing after 'I second that!'), I shouldn't hit the submit Commen</p> TheO.Z said it the best. I got into the comments section to type up my own comment but after seeing my comment has already been echoed, I do feel the need to say ‘I second that’ Apple needs to stop acting like a whiny first wife. You got the **** of your husband solely for a few years, now let others play with it as well, it’s the fate of the nature! (wait..I should have stopped writing after ‘I second that!’), I shouldn’t hit the submit Commen

]]> By: frog http://www.theiphoneblog.com/2009/02/10/apple-multitouch-google/comment-page-1/#comment-31081 frog Tue, 10 Feb 2009 21:31:33 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=7062#comment-31081 <p>Some of my most used Apps: YouTube/Maps/Mail/Calendar... are all powered by Google in some way on my iPhone. It keeps me using their products on the desktop, and hence seeing their advertising. This is what Android is all about, getting people to use Google services - and hence advertising. Pushing the iPhone to Yahoo or some other competitor is not in Googles interests ; they give Android away remember, so it's not any loss to them if someone choses an iPhone over Android - if both are pushing Google services.</p> Some of my most used Apps: YouTube/Maps/Mail/Calendar… are all powered by Google in some way on my iPhone. It keeps me using their products on the desktop, and hence seeing their advertising. This is what Android is all about, getting people to use Google services – and hence advertising. Pushing the iPhone to Yahoo or some other competitor is not in Googles interests ; they give Android away remember, so it’s not any loss to them if someone choses an iPhone over Android – if both are pushing Google services.

]]> By: Dominic http://www.theiphoneblog.com/2009/02/10/apple-multitouch-google/comment-page-1/#comment-31076 Dominic Tue, 10 Feb 2009 21:00:55 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=7062#comment-31076 <p>You can just hack the G1 to get multi-touch... Just like I had to hack my iPhone to get copy-paste and record video... My point... who cares what the big evil companies (Apple, Microsoft, Palm... and yes even "do no evil" Google is just as evil as the rest of them) I you spend the money they are asking us for smartphones, then they are ours to do as we please with them... multi-touch, copy/paste, tether to our notebooks, record video etc etc etc... So regardless of whether the pre comes out with multi-touch or not... if the hardware is capable, the users will find a way! And I'd like to applaud all the valiant hackers out there who stuck it to Mr Jobs and liberated my iPhone for me!</p> You can just hack the G1 to get multi-touch… Just like I had to hack my iPhone to get copy-paste and record video… My point… who cares what the big evil companies (Apple, Microsoft, Palm… and yes even “do no evil” Google is just as evil as the rest of them) I you spend the money they are asking us for smartphones, then they are ours to do as we please with them… multi-touch, copy/paste, tether to our notebooks, record video etc etc etc… So regardless of whether the pre comes out with multi-touch or not… if the hardware is capable, the users will find a way! And I’d like to applaud all the valiant hackers out there who stuck it to Mr Jobs and liberated my iPhone for me!

]]> By: Steve http://www.theiphoneblog.com/2009/02/10/apple-multitouch-google/comment-page-1/#comment-31072 Steve Tue, 10 Feb 2009 19:58:59 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=7062#comment-31072 <p>@daniel:</p> <p>Wrong, wrong, wrong, and wrong. :roll:</p> @daniel:

Wrong, wrong, wrong, and wrong. :roll:

]]> By: daniel http://www.theiphoneblog.com/2009/02/10/apple-multitouch-google/comment-page-1/#comment-31062 daniel Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:47:12 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=7062#comment-31062 <p>Way too many Steve's on this post!! :)</p> <p>"Nobody’s doing anything amazing except Apple", this is the Steve, who is either being paid by apple, has mental issues or simply wants to start an argument, either way, its a blinkered view of the world of technology</p> Way too many Steve’s on this post!! :)

“Nobody’s doing anything amazing except Apple”, this is the Steve, who is either being paid by apple, has mental issues or simply wants to start an argument, either way, its a blinkered view of the world of technology

]]> By: Amon http://www.theiphoneblog.com/2009/02/10/apple-multitouch-google/comment-page-1/#comment-31054 Amon Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:50:53 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=7062#comment-31054 <p>Multi-touch is good to have but with the feature set coming on board with the Pre I wouldnt skip it even if palm has to remove multi touch. Of course this is assuming (i am pretty it will) Pre will do all that it has set out to! And like Steve said iPhone's shortcomjngs are grtting on my nerve! Am sure Apple is working on something too, just have see if it can do enough in time for Pre. And not on new hardware, mr jobs make my existing one work, read update!</p> Multi-touch is good to have but with the feature set coming on board with the Pre I wouldnt skip it even if palm has to remove multi touch. Of course this is assuming (i am pretty it will) Pre will do all that it has set out to! And like Steve said iPhone’s shortcomjngs are grtting on my nerve! Am sure Apple is working on something too, just have see if it can do enough in time for Pre. And not on new hardware, mr jobs make my existing one work, read update!

]]> By: Kael http://www.theiphoneblog.com/2009/02/10/apple-multitouch-google/comment-page-1/#comment-31052 Kael Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:39:58 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=7062#comment-31052 <p>I want more competition not necessarily for switching but because eventually everyone<code>s likely to be using devices like the pre, iphone, adndroid based phones, and htc</code>s phones... It<code>ll happen I think and part of what</code>ll keep phone costs down (including) plans is diversity... Evening those that think apple rocks and everything else sucks can benefit from this. No brainer in what to hope for imho.</p> I want more competition not necessarily for switching but because eventually everyones likely to be using devices like the pre, iphone, adndroid based phones, and htcs phones… Itll happen I think and part of whatll keep phone costs down (including) plans is diversity… Evening those that think apple rocks and everything else sucks can benefit from this. No brainer in what to hope for imho.

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