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Dataquest Insight: Touch Technology; Will Windows 7 Do for PCs What the iPhone Did for Mobiles?
7 September 2009
 
Amy Leong   Tracy Tsai  

Windows 7-based PCs hit stores in October, allowing PC manufacturers to further explore the consumer demand for touch-related applications. Gartner expects Windows 7 to aid touchscreen PC adoption, but there is no guarantee that it can match Apple's success in the mobile market.




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Table of Contents


    
 Analysis

    
 Introduction
    
 Release of Windows 7 Creates High Hopes for Touchscreen Startups

    
 Windows 7 Is Designed for Multi-Touchscreen Use
    
 Touch Startups Are Wound Up For the Windows 7 "Gold Rush"
    
 Many Challenges Ahead for Mainstream Success

    
 No "Killer" Applications to Justify the Added Cost
    
 No Clear Touch-Technology Winners for Mainstream Screen Sizes
    
 PCs Are Not Yet Ergonomically Optimized for "Touch"

    
 Background and Context

    
 Market Segmentation for the Touchscreen Market
    
 Touchscreen Technologies

    
 Resistive Touch
    
 Capacitive Touch
    
 Optical Touch

    
 The Impact

    
 Windows 7 Will Drive More Touchscreen PCs in the Near Term
    
 Inflection Points for Sustainable Long-Term Growth

    
 Conclusion

    
 Recommended Reading


List of Tables


Table 1.  
 Examples of Available PC Models with Touchscreen Technology
 

Table 2.  
 New Application Software Developments to Support Multi-Touch in the Computing Market
 

Table 3.  
 Near-Term Forecast for PCs with Touchscreens (Thousands of Units Shipped)
 

List of Figures


Figure 1. 
 Comparison of Different Touch Technologies
 

Figure 2. 
 Segmentation of Touchscreen Market
 



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