FingerWorks' site pulled before Apple tablet
updated 05:20 pm EST, Mon January 11, 2010
Apple may have dropped clue to tablet
Apple may have dropped a hint recently as it has quietly pulled the web content of its old acquisition FingerWorks. Both the original and cached versions now no longer show the multi-touch pioneer's content despite it remaining largely unchanged in the more than four years since it was acquired by Apple. The cached version from late Sunday evening also shows a Delaware-based domain parking firm.
No explanation has been given for the withdrawal. However, the timing is unusual as FingerWorks had long since stopped offering its MacNTouch multi-touch keyboard and trackpad. Apple almost immediately rolled the technology, as well as founders like Wayne Westerman, into development of what became the iPhone.
It's nonetheless thought that the complete withdrawal may be the offshoot of Apple readying itself for a tablet announcement before the end of the month. Multi-touch gesturing is not only expected to carry over from the iPhone but to expand significantly if and when a tablet is available.
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It could be as simple as the domain expired.
And, seriously, is there a group of people who just sit around and click on links to various purchased Apple web sites, the Apple store, etc, just looking for any type of change?