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> But Apple trackpads are not hugely popular, they have a fraction (~10%, likely less) of the global market. The person you're replying to said "trackpads are

> But Apple trackpads are not hugely popular, they have a fraction (~10%, likely less) of the global market. The person you're replying to said "trackpads are popular" with no mention of Apple. Your entire argument so far has been against trackpads in general. Why shift goalposts?

boogies 6y ago
The comment I was replying to was ~⅔ quasi argumentum ad populum. So I replied to their quasi argumentum ad populum with examples of it applied to the broader context of the thread, including the comment I originally replied to, and replied to their other argument with counterpoints both with and without Apple hardware.
likeclockwork 6y ago
Is it even called a "trackpad" outside of Apple machines? I'm pretty sure they're called "touchpads" generally. So maybe "trackpad" is inherently referent to Apple.
- BugsJustFindMe 6y ago
  > Is it even called a "trackpad" outside of Apple machines? Yes. https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/faqs/laptop-faqs/what-is-a-trackpad/ https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/faqs/laptop-faqs/what-is-a-trac... https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/surface-trackpad-settings/9wzdncrfhzt8?activetab=pivot:overviewtab https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/surface-trackpad-settings/... http://support.blackberry.com/kb/articleDetail?articleNumber=000035627 http://support.blackberry.com/kb/articleDetail?articleNumber... https://edgeup.asus.com/2019/the-asus-screenpad-2-0-lets-the-trackpad-do-so-much-more/ https://edgeup.asus.com/2019/the-asus-screenpad-2-0-lets-the... https://wikidiff.com/trackpad/touchpad https://wikidiff.com/trackpad/touchpad Trackpad and touchpad are generic synonyms according to every source I can find.
  - likeclockwork 6y ago
    I'm not sure that they actually are. Touchpad was the name I always heard for that kind of input, remember they're not only used in computers. I don't have the data but I think this is like the motherboard / logic board split. In other words "trackpad" may be Apple for "touchpad".
    - BugsJustFindMe 6y ago
      > I don't have the data but I gave you data by showing links where other companies like Blackberry, Lenovo, Microsoft, and Asus use the word "trackpad" themselves for their own devices. Lenovo even cutely capitalizes the P to fit their ThinkPad branding. You could also google around and see random people on reddit and elsewhere talking about the "trackpads" on their dells, hps, vaios, matebooks, and so on. I'm not saying that "touchpad" isn't more common, but the evidence _clearly_ shows that "trackpad" isn't exclusive to Apple devices.

boogies 6y ago

The comment I was replying to was ~⅔ quasi argumentum ad populum. So I replied to their quasi argumentum ad populum with examples of it applied to the broader context of the thread, including the comment I originally replied to, and replied to their other argument with counterpoints both with and without Apple hardware.

likeclockwork 6y ago

Is it even called a "trackpad" outside of Apple machines? I'm pretty sure they're called "touchpads" generally. So maybe "trackpad" is inherently referent to Apple.

BugsJustFindMe 6y ago
> Is it even called a "trackpad" outside of Apple machines? Yes. https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/faqs/laptop-faqs/what-is-a-trackpad/ https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/faqs/laptop-faqs/what-is-a-trac... https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/surface-trackpad-settings/9wzdncrfhzt8?activetab=pivot:overviewtab https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/surface-trackpad-settings/... http://support.blackberry.com/kb/articleDetail?articleNumber=000035627 http://support.blackberry.com/kb/articleDetail?articleNumber... https://edgeup.asus.com/2019/the-asus-screenpad-2-0-lets-the-trackpad-do-so-much-more/ https://edgeup.asus.com/2019/the-asus-screenpad-2-0-lets-the... https://wikidiff.com/trackpad/touchpad https://wikidiff.com/trackpad/touchpad Trackpad and touchpad are generic synonyms according to every source I can find.
- likeclockwork 6y ago
  I'm not sure that they actually are. Touchpad was the name I always heard for that kind of input, remember they're not only used in computers. I don't have the data but I think this is like the motherboard / logic board split. In other words "trackpad" may be Apple for "touchpad".
  - BugsJustFindMe 6y ago
    > I don't have the data but I gave you data by showing links where other companies like Blackberry, Lenovo, Microsoft, and Asus use the word "trackpad" themselves for their own devices. Lenovo even cutely capitalizes the P to fit their ThinkPad branding. You could also google around and see random people on reddit and elsewhere talking about the "trackpads" on their dells, hps, vaios, matebooks, and so on. I'm not saying that "touchpad" isn't more common, but the evidence _clearly_ shows that "trackpad" isn't exclusive to Apple devices.