As part of its $20.75 million legal settlement with Microsoft today, Immersion joined the Redmond company's "certified partner" program. Immersion is well-known for the force-feedback technology that makes video-game controllers "rumble" in conjunction with the action on screen. But its new status as a Microsoft partner could help clear the way for the San Jose, Calif., company to make its technology work with Windows 7, the code name for the next version of Microsoft's operating system.
In a phone interview following the settlement this afternoon, Immersion CEO Clent Richardson pointed out that Microsoft has been showing plans for new touch-related technologies in Windows 7.
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