On 12-07-21 4:11 AM, TOM WALKER -> ROSS CASSELL wrote:   
      
    RC>> The touch interface is where its going, it would be foolish for   
    TW> microslime a   
    RC>> you call them to not develop in that direction..   
      
    TW> I fuly understand that one. Those machines are catching on like   
    TW> woildfire. and as soon as they become a little more popular the   
    TW> market for Touch Screen Desktops will take off.   
    TW> ---   
      
   I'm not sure touch desktops will ever take off - HP has tried marketing   
   several models over the past 2 years, without much success (though Win 7 is   
   not a good system for touch)... frankly, stretching your arm at more or less   
   shoulder-level to reach a screen element is uncomfortable and awkward, and   
   much less natural feeling than touching the screen of a tablet on your lap.   
      
   Try it at a desktop computer sometime... imagine you could minimize an app by   
   touching your index finger to the minimize button. Does it feel like a   
   comfortable thing to do? Try (pretending to) move a window by dragging the   
   title bar. Etc.   
      
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