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This seems mis-leading. It's not "iPhone as Magic Trackpad". If it was it would not require software to be installed on the Mac. As it is it requires software o
by greggman3 6y ago
This seems mis-leading. It's not "iPhone as Magic Trackpad". If it was it would not require software to be installed on the Mac. As it is it requires software on the Mac so arguably by definition, it's not a "Magic Trackpad"
Maybe that's a minor point but, every piece of software i install is one more vector for exploits., one more piece of software to maintain with updates, one more piece of software that stops working with OS updates where as an actual Magic Trackpad just works.
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