What about touch screen?

[wippy]

is it only me or are other people finding that they are more and more incline to touch the screen for certain tasks? sure it is no something i would do within documents or spreadsheet (that's probably due to the interface not designed for it).... but there are a lot of web browsing actions or within the OS (Launchpad) that my first reaction was to touch the screen rather than to go for the trackpad....

as much as i would love a retina screen for the next revision of the MBA.... I think a touch screen on them would definitely push to to upgrade from my 2011 11".....

am i along in wanting this?

 

[ChristianVirtual]

Serious: last time in my company I tried to touch my Windows 7 desktop screen to switch to Outlook. That second I thought: I really need vacation.

(But I also would like to have touch support; soon Windows 8 will be rolled out in my company, there is hope).

 

[wippy]

Serious: last time in my company I tried to touch my Windows 7 desktop screen to switch to Outlook. That second I thought: I really need vacation.

LOL... good to know I'm not alone... i find that i touch the screen on Windows as well... guess the iPad have trained me too well.....

 

[washburn]

hopefully never

 

[old-wiz]

There are already numerous threads arguing about this. A search would find quite a few. It's been done to death.

 

[Abazigal]

Not I for one.

Perhaps it is just force of habit, but if I am typing on a bluetooth keyboard linked to my ipad, I find it quite cumbersome to have to raise my hand to tap on an icon to do something.

I doubt I would see much use in a touchscreen if Apple ever included one.

 

[Mrbobb]

Not me.

Even when I see a piece of dirt on the screen, I don't want to touch it because my finger's grease may get it worse.

 

[GGJstudios]

I think a touch screen on them would definitely push to to upgrade from my 2011 11".....

am i along in wanting this?

It's very unlikely you'll never see one, as touchscreen on a vertical screen is horrible ergonomics. This has been discussed ad nauseam in this forum.

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Next Macbook will be Touch Screen

 

[yinz]

laptops don't need to be touchscreen. They need better battery technology.