http://www.gadgetsandgizmos.org/microsoft-almost-lost-xbox-360-kinect-to-apple/
CultofMac has revealed that Apple was actually offered it before any other brand and basically talked themselves out of a deal by being “a pain in the ass”.
In 2008 Apple where making waves with multi-touch on the iPhone and iPod touch and PrimeSense thought the natural progression would be using their technology to make multi-touch happen without actually needing to touch devices. Their ambitions saw no bounds and believed Apple was the biggest brand to work with at the time – that said they realised their tech was hot property and had a long list of brands to meet with.
In the end it seems PrimeSense gave up on Apple due to red tape and buerocracy, Apple wanted to wrap the initial talks and deals in stifling privacy agreements, tieing them in very early prompting Beracha to despair and make the “pain in the ass” comment.
