Bill Gates doesn't act very much like he has "retired" from Microsoft, being quoted as speaking as their chairman and all.

So much for using his ill-gotten billions to "save the world". Now its back to the old "embrace, extend, extinguish"...MUST EXTINGUISH ALL MICROSOFT COMPETITORS, MUST EXTINGUISH, EXTINGUISH...(as he continues his attacks on open source, and so on).

(He seems to be on the same level of "philanthropy" as the benevolent, non-narcissistic Steve Jobs, who only wants "the best" for the world, as long as "the best" is defined as exclusively Apple-controlled products).

Windows 7 does support tablet input mode. I've actually got an HP convertable laptop that I use in both tablet and laptop mode. Put it into table mode, fire up OneNote and meetings are a breeze.

Just because there aren't very many manufacturers exploiting the functionality, doesn't mean it doesn't work.