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Re:US Navy will replace touchscreen with mechanical controls... by elboru on Sunday August 11, 2019 @03:30PM (#20669935)
Then we have the “touch buttons”, which doesn’t have any of the benefits of touchscreens (mutability) nor the benefits of regular buttons (touch feedback).
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Re:US Navy will replace touchscreen with mechanical controls... by lucb1e on Sunday August 11, 2019 @04:19PM (#20670213)
I agree, but isn't one (tiny, almost never worth it) benefit that it is not a mechanically moving part? Shouldn't it last longer?
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