The E&D division is a huge financial failure for Microsoft. Xbox is a study in poor hardware design and low quality outsourced production. The Zune is a laughable marketplace flop, 5% market share that loses money and alienated ecosystem partners.

This guy is a pathetic wannabee...as if shaving his head and a black suit will give him (or Microsoft) some hipness.

Have you ever used the iPhone keyboard ? It is fantastic after you learn to use your full fingerprints and not worry about about touch overspill. My typing speed now exceeds what i used to achieve on my BBerry.

All this anti-touch talk reminds me of the anti-mouse talk in the '80s. I'm old enough to remember the vocal majority saying the mouse was just a silly gimmick and how it highlighted a GUI interface was just a toy.

In 5 years most hanhelds will be multi-touch.