Nandemoari writes "Microsoft has revealed more about Windows 7 and its support for touch screen technology. The system sounds impressive, however, reports suggest it appears to have a high error rate. In an early version of the system, Microsoft found some problems. For example, both the zoom and rotate functions worked less than 75% of the time, often because the thinking machine* foggy the two. To rectify this, engineers redesigned the system so that it only looks out for gestures videlicet
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doc competent to the program being used. This made a meaningful improvement: the zoom gesture was now orthodox 90% of the time. The problem is that even a 90% success rate may be too low. If you can imagine how frustrating it would be if one in ten keystrokes or mouse movements didn't do what you intended, you can see why touch screen mechanization will need to be even more reliable if it's to truly improve the user experience. PC sway has a related story about statements from HP, who don't expect such computers to replace keyboards and mice any time soon."

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