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At a guess, it's patented?

• xienze 12y ago
  The patent is way expired. I think it has more to do with the fact that a lot of people just don't like the Trackpoint or (more likely) won't give it a shot, so manufacturers aren't going to invest the time and money to put it on their laptops. Personally I think the Trackpoint is the greatest thing ever, but I worked at IBM for a long time. Pretty much anyone who has had to use Thinkpads for an extended period of time ends up loving the Trackpoint. But regular people just don't want to give it a shot.