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Re:Apple Said to Plan First Pro Laptop Overhaul in Years by criddell on Wednesday August 10, 2016 @10:53AM (#12262191)
I can't stand fingerprints on my monitor, but I don't even notice them on my phone or tablet. Before I got my first touchscreen phone, I was pretty sure the dirty screen would drive me bonkers, but that never happened.
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Re:Apple Said to Plan First Pro Laptop Overhaul in Years by _JamesA_ on Wednesday August 10, 2016 @11:15AM (#12262362)
That's probably because phones and tablets usually have oleophobic[1] surfaces.

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipophobicity

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Re:Apple Said to Plan First Pro Laptop Overhaul in Years by anexprogrammer on Wednesday August 10, 2016 @11:23AM (#12262417)
I seem to have oleophobic-proof fingerprints then. I'm constantly cleaning phone screen (swipe on jeans these days now phone is not spanking-new).

You could easily see my swipe or pin pattern from prints and smudges, even from one use, which never happened with actual keys.

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Re:Apple Said to Plan First Pro Laptop Overhaul in Years by newscracker on Thursday August 11, 2016 @06:27AM (#12267151)
The oleophobic coating does vanish with use over a period of time. That's why you wouldn't see fingerprints and such on a new device, but would on an older and well used one.
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Re:Apple Said to Plan First Pro Laptop Overhaul in Years by criddell on Wednesday August 10, 2016 @11:53AM (#12262665)
My phone screen is smudged, but it doesn't really bother me. If I spot something on my monitor, I can't get any work done until I have it cleaned off.
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