I think the mouse is a dead end - but I think interactive Gui with pen and touch input are not. I recall there's been studies that show editing with the mouse i

I think the mouse is a dead end - but I think interactive Gui with pen and touch input are not. I recall there's been studies that show editing with the mouse is faster/more efficient than keyboard/modal-driven editing - and even as an avid Vi(m) user I can believe that. But I while the mouse is dangerous (due to rsi) and limiting (five fingers become 1 to 3ish buttons) - I don't think the keyboard is the best we can do either. I actually think the direction Ms is taking with surface and wheel is very interesting. And for a while, I've believed an acme inspired (multi)touch&pen interface is likely to be a good way to take user interaction a step further.