Google Complied With Apple’s Request for Android

Released last October, many complained that T-Mobile’s G1 did not have multi-touch technology.  The reason?  According to Venture Beat, the G1 is based on Google’s Android platform, and Apple asked Google not to implement multi-touch technology.

Apparently, an Android team member said they were relieved that Google didn’t go against Apple’s wishes, given the current storm brewing between Apple and Palm.  Furthermore, by honoring Apple’s wishes, Google’s relationship with the company can remain strong.

Google specially tailors many of their products for the iPhone, such as Google Maps and other formatted web pages.  Furthermore, Google’s chief executive, Eric Schmidt, is on Apple’s board of directors.

While Google complied with this wish from Apple, some wonder if multi-touch will become so important that Google will be forced to implement multi-touch in the Android.  Such a question may depend on the course of events that follow Palm’s release of the Pre.  If Palm is allowed to keep multi-touch for their phone, Google will be forced to implement multi-touch in the Android.