Microsoft has stepped up involvement in the design of upcoming touch-enabled Ultrabooks to ensure that the user experience with Windows 8 is top-notch. Currently, most laptop screen hinges allow the screen to move about when touched. This shaking is annoying and makes the screen harder to read. This problem plagues large-screen notebooks.

The reports surrounding Microsoft's involvement in designing Ultrabooks didn't specifically state what the company was asking manufacturers to do. It would be a pretty good guess that they are trying to beef up the hinges so that they hold the screen better and avoid the shaking that occurs with current models.

Both Intel and Microsoft are pushing for touch-enabled Ultrabooks as they feel that this is the way of the future. 30 percent of Ultrabooks available for purchase this holiday season are expected to be of the touch-enabled variety. These could be the classic clamshell type notebook, or one of the new sliding designs shown off at IDF Beijing.