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Touch screens replaced mice with something that feels more natural.

• acuozzo 14y ago
  > Touch screens replaced mice with something that feels more natural. Oh, yeah? Show me the data you have that supports your statement.
  • lovskogen 14y ago
    People are buying and using touch devices, and they claim it's easy to use.
    • acuozzo 14y ago
      People have purchased enough touch devices to _replace_ mice? Is using a mouse a weird thing to do nowadays?
      • lovskogen 14y ago
        No, but it's an evolution – mice is still needed for power users and pro apps.
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• ehutch79 14y ago
  While more natural, they are not as useful. they require ui elements to have WAY more realestate on already paltry screens in most cases, (seriously, most 15" laptops are 1366x768) and don't allow for easy access to context menus. right clicking things was the best thing that ever happened to UIs since renaming directories to folders.
  • lovskogen 14y ago
    It begets simpler software, which is a win win, at least in my book.
    • ehutch79 14y ago
      design me a complex product in solidworks with a touch only interface please. how about some detailed, effects heavy video project?
      • lovskogen 14y ago
        Pro apps and power users still needs mice, I need mice for using Photoshop, but I do believe we were discussing Average Joe and his apps.
• tsahyt 14y ago
  They didn't replace mice. They established themselves as an alternative for an entirely different use case.
  • lovskogen 14y ago
    They're now used in cases where mice was used before.