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@Kalle69, super interesting stuff, thanks for posting! I had no idea about the Lemur Input Device, it looks like it was pretty well-known, and popular with major music artists. The Lemur iPad app that replaced the original device is still being sold. Ironic that it’s just an iPad app now.
Apple was very inspired to invest their funds into multi-touch technology. It probably wouldn’t have taken long for someone else to make a similar phone if it hadn’t been them. But when FingerWorks were acquired by Apple, they stopped working with other companies, and many improvements to the multi-touch technologies became Apple patents. Probably why the competition was a bit slow to catch up. (The patents are another very interesting topic in themselves).