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Re:Dell XPS 13 Review from a lifelong Mac user by sbr464 on Thursday June 14, 2018 @03:13PM (#17314496)
I think it’s because Apple has the patent on glass on metal trackpads

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cultofmac.com/210380/apple-...

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Re:Dell XPS 13 Review from a lifelong Mac user by bhauer on Thursday June 14, 2018 @03:58PM (#17314841)
Interesting. The Surface products (e.g., the Surface Book) use glass on metal.
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Re:Dell XPS 13 Review from a lifelong Mac user by sbr464 on Thursday June 14, 2018 @04:13PM (#17314959)
Maybe they licensed the tech or used a plexiglass? Not a lawyer, but was curious myself why it wasn’t used more so had just googled about it.
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Re:Dell XPS 13 Review from a lifelong Mac user by mrkstu on Thursday June 14, 2018 @05:12PM (#17315412)
Microsoft and Apple have a comprehensive cross-licensing agreement, so that would make sense.
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