I've used laptops from Dell and HP with pointing sticks in their keyboards. None worked as well as the ThinkPad ones. Apparently, some of IBM's patents on the T

I've used laptops from Dell and HP with pointing sticks in their keyboards. None worked as well as the ThinkPad ones. Apparently, some of IBM's patents on the TrackPoint are still in vogue. I wonder how much of the poor quality of Dell and HP stick points has to do with that.