Open Letter to Tim Cook

Re:Open Letter to Tim Cook by smrtinsert on Sunday October 30, 2016 @11:32PM (#12834135)

The new touch pad looks ridiculous. It looks like novelty they're throwing out to placate the masses they get a real touch screen together behind the scenes.

I have absolutely 0 desire to use a tiny strip of touch above a perfectly good keyboard.

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Re:Open Letter to Tim Cook by jhou2 on Monday October 31, 2016 @04:09AM (#12834939)

I agree with you. But I think the touch pad is a harbinger of things to come. The eventual goal is probably a touch pad keyboard, one that reconfigures depending on the circumstances. It might even be like the Star Trek NG consoles eventually. I think it might be possible to use the haptic touch on a localized level such that each key press causes a sense of typing feedback.

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Re:Open Letter to Tim Cook by sxcurry on Monday October 31, 2016 @01:45AM (#12834528)

And the good news is .... you don't have to!

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Re:Open Letter to Tim Cook by kalleboo on Monday October 31, 2016 @03:27AM (#12834825)

You'll still have to pay for it if you want a 15" macOS laptop though (unless you want to buy old hardware)

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