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Does anyone know why a Windows OEM wouldn't use the Precision Touchpad? At first I thought it was because Microsoft mandated higher-quality (read: more expensiv

Does anyone know why a Windows OEM wouldn't use the Precision Touchpad? At first I thought it was because Microsoft mandated higher-quality (read: more expensive) components for PT devices, but according to this article it's purely a question of which drivers they use. Then I thought maybe Synaptics was leaning on OEMs to use their drivers instead (they're the usual choice for Windows trackpads), but the article says PT is a joint effort between Microsoft and Synaptics, so that doesn't make sense either. Why aren't all Windows trackpads PT right now?

dpark 10y ago
I think a lot of OEMs have partnered with Synaptics to produce custom driver software. Lenovo ships drivers that are customized for Lenovo branding and seem to have configurability that the precision drivers don't. I think the Lenovo custom drivers suck and I'd rather they just ship the precision drivers (or an option to switch) but I'm sure some middle manager there owns these drivers and keeps pushing them as delivering value to consumers.