MSDN previews Windows 8 touch on Windows 7 hardware

The newest blog from Windows president Steven Sinofsky, ably assisted by Grant George and Jeff Piira, talks about Redmond’s testing of Windows 8 touch on current hardware and the way touch has changed how it develops software. Using kit just like the Thinkpad X201 , HP Elitebook 2740 and ASUS EP121 , Microsoft is realizing that the “feel” of touch to the user is more important than simple hardware performance. Additionally it is testing manufacturers’ bezel designs, graphics setups and screen cover glass in an try to make Windows 8 “feel right” around the large choice of systems it’ll run on — a challenge in every sense of the word. Anyone thinking about playing a fast game of “spot the device” should see the pic from throughout the Windows testing lab that’s after the break.