Which is interesting (I agree with your general sentiment BTW, a big responsive trackpad is nice) since for many years, Apple went through all kinds of exercise

Which is interesting (I agree with your general sentiment BTW, a big responsive trackpad is nice) since for many years, Apple went through all kinds of exercises to try and get users off of the keyboard and slow the interface input down. Other than typing, I almost never remember using the keyboard on my pre-PPC macs. Now they are emphasizing the keyboard (and near keyboard input devices) as the way to go. I actually dislike the trackpad for precision work, but do like it for broad gestures like scrolling.