Your mention of the screen gestures is enough that I'll try it on a tablet in an exam room.
Windows 8 uses gestures mostly for screen navigation. Except for a pitifully small number of apps available thru the Windows 8 Store (mostly games), the gestures don't work within apps, at least not in a way that speeds up input (the on-screen keyboard has the usual problem of occupying too much screen real estate).
She had suggested I wait til Apple came out with its OS that would enable similar gesturing on computer or tablet - did Microsoft really beat Apple to this?
The last 2 or 3 iterations of the MacOS have allowed gestures, not on the screen, but on an oversized trackpad. There isn't a lot of utility within apps. The iPad/iPhone operating system (iOS) has been of course touch-aware from the start. I don't find anything particularly unique with the Microsoft approach (although I do like the sound of typing on the on-screen keyboard, I have to admit).
I guess it will cost me a bit more than $39.
Probably save the money, if you are betting on it improving ease of use. I think it will take a few more upgrades before entry into Amazing Charts is as easy as swiping a touchscreen.
