Killer App? Or DOA?

Am I living in a parallel universe or what?

Microsoft trumpeted today a capability that already exists in the Apple iPhone.

And this "breakthrough" technology will be available in a mere 20 months... or more!

This is what Microsoft calls "innovation"?

How much did you say they pay all those executives up in Redmond?

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CARLSBAD, Calif. -- Microsoft Corp. offered a glimpse of the next version of its Windows operating system, demonstrating a touch-screen technology that could spawn a new class of personal computers in coming years.

But the demonstration, coming at least 20 months before the software is expected to be released, also highlights the perception that the current version of the Microsoft software, Windows Vista, isn't living up to the company's expectations.

The new technology, which Microsoft calls Multi-touch, allows a person to use fingers to manipulate software through a touch-sensitive display screen, similar to those used on Apple Inc.'s iPhone.