Microsoft ridicules MacBook Pro for not having a touch screen
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You are ok with fingerprints on the phone screen?
Sometimes, it’s just easier\quicker to tap your finger on the screen than moving the mouse pointer.
I own all the device types released from Apple and MS.
Marketing has to see that as a big, shiny differentiator, and are not wrong. Not sure how many people really care.