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Could you please not post in the flamewar style to Hacker News? It's not what this site is for, and destroys what it is for. You're welcome to make your substantive points without that.

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It sounds like you haven't had that interface. I haven't had a touch screen in nearly 6 years (since my Surface Pro 2 died its final death), and I'm not going to lie, every now and then I still reach up with my ring finger to flick the screen while mashing a function key when doing step debugging.

Because there's more precision and we are sitting together making the sharing of the touchpad more awkward then sharing the screen as an interface.

It's pretty simple.

I also have two kids under 12 and their first reaction to any screen is to use it as an interface and look confused when it doesn't work :D

(I use an MBP myself and do find the desire to have a touch interface like her Surface)

It's actually quite ergonomic if you have the laptop in your lap. Using the touchpad is more awkward. This is basically what I use the touchscreen on my Thinkpad for.

But working with a laptop in your lap is just about the opposite of ergonomic.

True but I don't necessarily "work" like that. Generally it's just reading something quickly, and then the touchscreen is really handy.

It's really something that is useful in a small percentage of cases but really helpful in those. I wouldn't want to miss it. Lenovo even does matte touchscreens so there is no disadvantage (I hate glossy screens so Apple isn't an option for me either way). Usually glossy is the tradeoff you make for a touchscreen, but not in this case.

No, it would be opposite if it was someone else’s lap.

It doesn't seem like you've actually tried it, and just because others have and like it doesn't make them "infants" who "continue whining."

you don't strike me as someone who reads much, so i can understand why you don't see the usefulness of scroll pan zoom on a computer. specifically on large pdf documents with tiny text. maybe I'm getting old, but those tech spec sheets text feel like they are getting tinier.

also not sure why you'd think ppl wave their hands in front of a touch screen all day blocking their view. most ppl are capable of moving their hands out of the way. it's not clear if you've used a smart phone before, but it's the same. though, i imagine if you did, you'd do as you imagine others do with a touch screen.

Well, its got my dad trained to fking jab at my brand new matte scrren and then upon realizing it doesnt work, getting out an ink pen to tap and point on my screen. Ffs. I need a sticker that says "ask before touching".

Touch screen kiosks can be nice.

My local library has a big sign on their self-checkout computer explaining the screen is not touch screen, that you have to use the mouse.

I still touch the screen. Every single time.

That said, I'm not sure I want my desktop to act like a kiosk. Maybe?

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