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Now that the two big Thinkpad pointer stick patents have expired I wonder why more laptop makers aren't incorporating them?
by Symmetry 4y ago
Now that the two big Thinkpad pointer stick patents have expired I wonder why more laptop makers aren't incorporating them?
- uni_rule 4y agoDespite the niche love for them on a personal level corporate fleet buyers would still buy DTSN screens if they were $5 cheaper per unit than the regular ones because they are that damn fickle. That is to say their priorities are different.
- criddell 4y agoCorporate fleet buyers purchased a lot of Thinkpads over the years.
- acomjean 4y agoOr put that point thing on a mouse. So much better than a scroll wheel. I still miss that mouse.
- linhns 4y agoNon-programmers are not really fond of it, unlike you and me. I actually consider it a ThinkPad underutilized selling point but it takes time to master navigation with the pointer stick and sometimes it gets in the way when you need to type fast.
- accrual 4y agoIf this had a Trackpoint I would consider it instead of a new Lenovo Thinkpad. I love the Trackpoint.