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It’s not the consumer mindset, other hardware vendors simply aren’t making products at the same level. I have yet to use a trackpad on a non-Apple laptop that f

It’s not the consumer mindset, other hardware vendors simply aren’t making products at the same level. I have yet to use a trackpad on a non-Apple laptop that feels good to use. Meanwhile, Apple’s laptops have had buttery smooth trackpads for decades. Every time someone tells me laptop X has a great trackpad and I try it, I’m disappointed. How is it that with decades of opportunity, hardware and software on the PC side have been unable to come together to solve this problem Apple solved so long ago? Apple can and will make mistakes. They’ve done so in the past and they will do so in the future. The real question is, does the industry have anywhere for those users to go? I’ve been using Apple computers at home for 23 years. I like the idea of being on a more open platform, but I feel stuck. Not because Apple has me trapped, but because no one else offers a compelling package that seems worth the move. These days, that package has to include mobile in the equation, in addition to the laptop/desktop… and the software that goes with it needs to be up to par as well. These other companies need to stop releasing dozens of models that technically tick a bunch of boxes and instead actually focus on making something that works really well. Pay attention to the minutiae that no one might be able to articulate, but it can be felt when using it. This extends from the hardware through to the software.

dotcoma 3mo ago
Could not agree more. Can Apple Be Disrputed? Yes, in theory, in part. In practice? Unlikely.
- Taikhoom2010 3mo ago
  agreed, if your interested I tried to explain it here - https://open.substack.com/pub/taikhooms/p/apple-has-the-lowest-disruption-risk?r=2pgab7&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web https://open.substack.com/pub/taikhooms/p/apple-has-the-lowe...
Taikhoom2010 3mo ago
Perhaps, maybe the modular tech future? Framebook is interesting, but that is likely a niche market. If you are interested, I tried to articulate what keeps Apple around specifically here - https://open.substack.com/pub/taikhooms/p/apple-has-the-lowest-disruption-risk?r=2pgab7&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web https://open.substack.com/pub/taikhooms/p/apple-has-the-lowe...
mirmor23 3mo ago
as a pointing/selection device, touchpad is a degenerate version of mouse, and its ubiquity is primarily because it excels at the constraints imposed by the laptops -- form-factor and portability in a unibody chassis; case in point - mouse is the first choice in cad/cam/eda/games; and even in the general market, the share of mouse selection dwarfs that of external touchpads; not sure of others, but i rarely use touchpad on the laptop, let alone get an external touchpad. most laptop manufacturers likely realize this, so they spend the bare minimum on the laptop touchpad just to keep it from being a real turd; premium laptops might fare better, but then for 75usd mouse even a mediocre laptop touchpad ceases to be an issue; most non-tech users are unlikely to know this, and rarely ever need to be a power-user, hence the mindset hypothesis ;)

dotcoma 3mo ago

Could not agree more. Can Apple Be Disrputed? Yes, in theory, in part. In practice? Unlikely.

Taikhoom2010 3mo ago
agreed, if your interested I tried to explain it here - https://open.substack.com/pub/taikhooms/p/apple-has-the-lowest-disruption-risk?r=2pgab7&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web https://open.substack.com/pub/taikhooms/p/apple-has-the-lowe...

Taikhoom2010 3mo ago

Perhaps, maybe the modular tech future? Framebook is interesting, but that is likely a niche market. If you are interested, I tried to articulate what keeps Apple around specifically here - https://open.substack.com/pub/taikhooms/p/apple-has-the-lowest-disruption-risk?r=2pgab7&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web https://open.substack.com/pub/taikhooms/p/apple-has-the-lowe...

mirmor23 3mo ago

as a pointing/selection device, touchpad is a degenerate version of mouse, and its ubiquity is primarily because it excels at the constraints imposed by the laptops -- form-factor and portability in a unibody chassis; case in point - mouse is the first choice in cad/cam/eda/games; and even in the general market, the share of mouse selection dwarfs that of external touchpads; not sure of others, but i rarely use touchpad on the laptop, let alone get an external touchpad. most laptop manufacturers likely realize this, so they spend the bare minimum on the laptop touchpad just to keep it from being a real turd; premium laptops might fare better, but then for 75usd mouse even a mediocre laptop touchpad ceases to be an issue; most non-tech users are unlikely to know this, and rarely ever need to be a power-user, hence the mindset hypothesis ;)