

Fact of the matter is, it's a selling point that later you regret. The problem is, it is a gimmick and after a hour or so of using it, most stop. "Touching the display" is about displays that you can hold in your hand, lay on your lap, and aren't really that particular about precision of movement.įor an upright display like the iMac, or any other display, it's easier and more precise to just use the mouse.Īpple may someday market a touch-display iMac so that they can say "we did it", but I sense that the novelty will wear off quickly, and that most users who try one will go back to the desktop mouse or trackpad for both convenience and accuracy. If I reach out my arm from my chair, across the keyboard, to touch my display, I can't even REACH the screen without leaning forward in my chair.Įven if I could touch it, the fact that it's _vertical_ (and not on a horizontal plane sitting in my lap) would make drag movements imprecise and difficult. Why doesn't Apple make new iMac Touch (screen)?!?]]īecause it's totally impractical to use a vertical display, mounted at about arm's length away from you, as a "touch screen".
