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It's actually a massive leap backwards in usability. In the post linked to above I point out that the same action that takes one click with the mouse takes 2 c

It's actually a massive leap backwards in usability. In the post linked to above I point out that the same action that takes one click with the mouse takes 2 clicks and 3 gestures with a multi-touch screen (worst case scenario obbviously). Moreover the increased range of motion in the shoulders and upper arms can cause muscle pain (I've actually done usability tests on this using a regular touch screen). Again, I'm not saying it doesn't have limited use. Just that it won't revolutionize the UI of PCs (like it actually did for phones imho)

anigbrowl 17y ago
This sounds eerily reminiscent of the objections, including muscle pain, I heard to PCs going mouse+GUI in the 1990s (also yesterday here on HN :) ). Multi touch (which has been absent from this HN discussion but is present in Win7) allows many possibilities which are unavailable with a mouse and is what delivers the win. Yes, interfaces will have to change and evolve - snapping will be more important than ever, a mouse is still more accurate for fine work (but so is a stylus) and it's going to take time to figure out how to communicate interface information when we can't necessarily rely on having a cursor. But we'll get there. Early WIMP systems were pretty lame too compared to what we enjoy now.