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This looks horrible. I don't want my Macbook to be an ipad. If I wanted an iPad, I'd buy an iPad. (Actually, I do want an iPad, but that still doesn't mean I w
by kellishaver 16y ago
This looks horrible. I don't want my Macbook to be an ipad. If I wanted an iPad, I'd buy an iPad.
(Actually, I do want an iPad, but that still doesn't mean I want anything near a similar UI on my Macbook.)
- siglesias 16y agoA little innovation never hurt anybody! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=av1JPq0Qmy4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=av1JPq0Qmy4
- kellishaver 16y agoI'm all for innovation, and I don't mind change. I just don't particularly think this is a good one.
- jsz0 16y agoI think that's part of the reason they've kept all this features separate. From the demo it appears if you don't want to use them you don't have to.
- kellishaver 16y agoI must have overlooked that bit. That's good to know. I'm sure some of the features will be useful in some instances, but I would hate to have them as my only options.
- cookiecaper 16y agoI expect this is a precursor to touch-screen iMacs and MacBooks.
- roadnottaken 16y agoI don't see how this will ever fly... your arm will get so tired!
- ebiester 16y agoperhaps with the imac, but if you can create a macbook that elegantly swivels a la the HP and Lenovo laptops, it would just be a big heavy ipad.
- cookiecaper 16y agoI expect that they would probably still include keyboard+mouse, just add support for touch too.
- bas 16y agoThe keynote video is worth watching, especially the part where they explain why they would never want to do this.
- noarchy 16y agoIt is still possible that they haven't figured out how to do touch-screen in a satisfying way for these machines. Taking Jobs at his word doesn't always work. In a year or two he may emerge to declare that they've come up with a "magical" solution.
- loewenskind 16y agoThis is more analogous to multi-tasking. First they poo pooed it, then they came out with a variation that wasn't what people asked for (but was plenty) and then explained why they wont do exactly what people asked for. They can't do a satisfying touch-screen on computers because it can't be done. There are certain tasks that are fundamentally "mousy" today. Can you imagine doing those tasks with your hands stretched out in front of you? Imagine a designer working in photoshop all day having to hold his arms out in front of him for 8+ hours a day. And there's no reason to. We're already long used to the indirection of a mouse. The trackpad suitably acts like a touch screen that just isn't the actual screen.
- cookiecaper 16y agoI don't believe that they're going to aim to totally replace mice. I think they're going to allow/encourage touching for relevant applications. It doesn't really matter what they say here, they've said that they had no interest in a lot of different things only to implement them a year or two later.
- elblanco 16y agoYeah well, they never wanted to do full screen apps, phones, tablets or netbook form factors either.