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Doesn't the surface have a touch screen?

I don't really see how it's a competitor if it doesn't have a touch screen.

In the year that I had a Surface, I can count on 2 hands the number of times that I used the touch screen. Out of all those times that I used touch screen functionality, the majority of the times were done inadvertently when I was trying to get something off the screen. I'm willing to bet a lot of people won't/don't care about the touch screen, they just want something cheap.

100%

All the touch screen does is make it top heavy and the hinge less effective at damping the movement.

A touch screen by itself doesn't noticably increase the weight of the screen. It's only when you put everything else up there that it becomes heavier.

I have a Yoga, I use the stylus more than I type.

Not everyone has the same use case. For me, Apple has never made a product that comes close to my use case.

I have a Windows laptop with a touch screen. The only time I touch the screen is when I take a screenshot using the Snipping Tool and want to circle something.

So you do use it.

Yes... barely. I wouldn't miss it if I didn't have it.

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