Re: Desktop Enviornment
By: ROB MCCART to NIGHTFOX on Sun Oct 20 2013 18:08:00
RM> I don't think it's so much the Tablet market as it is that Microsoft
RM> is betting (and probably a winning bet) that more and more full sized
RM> computers and Laptops will go to touch screen monitors. Looking at
RM> recent sales sheets from Dell and such this definitely seems to be the
RM> trend. I see huge touch screens in the near future with keyboards and
RM> other input devices used only for special events, not day to day use.
I'm not so sure about that. Touch screens existed in the early-mid 80s, but
they never really caught on. Personally, I don't like the idea of having
fingerprints and smudges on my PC monitor and having to clean my monitor all
the time. I think there's a reason we've been using mice and keyboards for so
many years - They work well. Screens are for viewing content, so I think they
work best when they are clean and not being smudged all the time.
Another issue is that I think desktop PC screens are usually just outside the
comfortable distance to be used as a touch screen. Rather than comfortably
holding the device in your hands right in front of you, a desktop screen (for
me, at least) is often an arm's length away from me. I don't think it would
really be comfortable to use a touch screen with your arms constantly
outstretched.
I do think touch screens are handy to have on phones and tablets. I just don't
think a touch screen makes sense on a desktop PC.
Nightfox
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