I don’t suppose anyone remembers that touch screen technology has been around since the 70’s. That’s probably because it never really took off and went mainstream. Now there’s Microsoft’s new touch technology that launched last week and of course Apple’s iPods (about a million different generations now) and iPhones. When searching for a reason none of this was ever heavily implemented before I came to the usual conclusion. Its all about money, marketing, and the big boys. Since all of the patents from the early 70’s expired it gave the powerhouse Apple room to bust it out, and patent it. With their huge marketing bucks the iPod has become an everyday, every home, part of American living.