Why Windows 8 touch sorta stinks in the Consumer Preview edition

29.03.2012
If you've been less than impressed with the performance of the touch interface for Windows 8 Consumer Preview it may be because the hardware running it wasn't designed for the new operating system, Microsoft says.

The eight screen-touch interactions defined for 8 call for screens whose sensitivity may vary from what requires of manufacturers who are building machines for Windows 8 specifically, according to the .

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"[W]hile we ensure that the OS works well with a Windows 7 PC, a new Windows 8 PC is going to be much more consistent and predictable both from a user and developer perspective," say the authors of the blog, Jerry Koh, a group program manager, and Jeff Piira, a test manager of the Windows human interaction platform team.

When the software is finalized and installed on devices that were designed specifically to support it the experience should be better, they say, and that is the top priority. In the meantime Microsoft has tried to make Windows 8 compatible with machines designed for Windows 7. "So you should feel confidence in installing the Consumer Preview on the machines that you own today," they write. "However, as much as we value compatibility, we also have to balance this with making Windows 8 really shine on new Windows 8 PCs."