[Discuss] Future of Personal Computers

[blu at nedharvey.com (Edward Ned Harvey)]

> From: discuss-bounces+blu=nedharvey.com at blu.org [mailto:discuss-
> bounces+blu=nedharvey.com at blu.org] On Behalf Of Kyle Leslie
> 
> Personally I think the next step would
> be allowing a mouse to be included in the docking system and then you have
> a true "transformer".  (I like my mouse)

I bet this is because you haven't yet had /the/ experience with a decent
touchpad.

At work when I deploy new macs to new users, I give them both a magic mouse,
magic trackpad, and microsoft/dell/logitech/whatever mouse with any number
of buttons or gizmos they desire.  So far, many people have tried them,
compared, contrasted, reviewed, and truly put them all to the test.  So far,
every single user (not a single exception) has opted for the magic trackpad.
Why?  Because they like configurable gestures better than lots of
configurable buttons.

So far, windows & linux don't have adequate trackpad gestures.  They just
barely have something in the same ballpark.  Mac is the leader.  Chromebook
is on-par with the mac (but not quite as good as the mac) and the eee pad
transform has gestures which are on the fringe...  Not as useful as either
the mac or chromebook gestures, but certainly in the "usable" category,
where MS and Linux are not yet in the same playing field.