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Re:Touchscreens are out, and tactile controls are back by MisterKent on Sunday November 03, 2024 @11:04PM (#42038331)
It's very simple: what sells on the showroom floor and what works at home aren't necessarily the same thing.
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Re:Touchscreens are out, and tactile controls are back by trgn on Monday November 04, 2024 @09:40AM (#42041910)
not sure about that. How many people have bought an oven _because_ it had a touchscreen?
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Re:Touchscreens are out, and tactile controls are back by rurp on Monday November 04, 2024 @11:19AM (#42042979)
Probably not many explicitly, but I bet it contributes to a lot of shoppers thinking the appliance is "sleek" or "modern". Touch screens have been a big design fad in recent years and design fads sell products.

I'm hopeful that the tide is turning on these designs as more people have to use them day to day and realize that touchscreens are categorically worse than tactile controls in a number of scenarios.

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Re:Touchscreens are out, and tactile controls are back by WhyNotHugo on Friday November 08, 2024 @01:24PM (#42089206)
Often times there’s simply no alternative. When we purchased our current stovetop we didn’t find any with non-touch controls.
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Re:Touchscreens are out, and tactile controls are back by trgn on Tuesday November 12, 2024 @01:29PM (#42118228)
i used to have one of those too. the only thing i liked about that that they were easy to clean.
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