I have been at this 20 years and had on-screen virtual keyboards that were touchscreen driven in 1986. The catalog of prior art that should be used to deny this application is so massive that it would not fit in the Rose Bowl. The people at Apple who are attempting to get these touchscreen patents are clearly hoping to exploit prior art and the broken patent system to their advantage, somehow. It's beyond shameful. This needs to be exposed. If some of these tech writers want to write pieces that can actually do some good for their readers they will jump all over Apple for this. Like I said, it's beyond Shameful, and there's plenty of blame for the government to share, too.