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> And if you compare working with a mouse versus working with a touch screen, again there's no comparison of speed. If you're comparing touchscreens on the des
by bluedanieru 14y ago
> And if you compare working with a mouse versus working with a touch screen, again there's no comparison of speed.
If you're comparing touchscreens on the desktop with mice on the desktop, this is certainly true. But touchscreen input on a tablet device holds up pretty well against a mouse on a desktop. Maybe beats it.
- thomasz 14y agoFor what tasks? Call someone on Skype? Maybe. Change the order of two paragraphs in a text, browsing hn or reddit? No way in hell
- 6ren 14y agoExactly. I've tried selecting text on an iPad, and it's not easy. Maybe you can perfect rolling your finger to do it, with practice, but it's not as intuitive as a mouse for precise selection. Fingers are too big. Actually, just having cursor keys on an iPad would be an improvement. However... game console controllers are also not as good as a mouse, and yet they now drive game sales and development.
- ekianjo 14y ago> game console controllers are also not as good as a mouse I guess you mean for FPS, only ? For platform games, for fighting games, these controllers are perfectly adequate. The reason why console FPS have become more popular on consoles than on PCs is simply associated to market share of console hardware, big budget exclusive titles (Halo, Killzone, Gears of War) and is not even remotely linked to how good the controls are.
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- tsotha 14y agoFor pushing buttons, sure. For any fine manipulation like an FPS or editing text a mouse beats a touch screen hands down.