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Is a touch-screen computer a good idea?

Survey period: 18 Mar 2013 to 25 Mar 2013

Some have famously called touch-screen laptops "ergonomically terrible". Are they a fad, a dumb idea or are they the future of PC interaction?

OptionVotes% 
Touch screen PCs and laptops are the future.51334.41
Touch screen PCs and laptops are a passing fad.1248.32
I have no opinion either way.795.30
I'd don't think they are a good idea.17811.94
I strongly feel they are a terrible idea.986.57
I refuse to commit to a broad, generalised answer and will only say "it depends".49933.47



 
GeneralWhat the customer wants Pin
RedSonja17-Mar-13 23:36
RedSonja17-Mar-13 23:36 
GeneralMaybe touch screen & keyboard PinPopular
Węgierski.A17-Mar-13 22:17
Węgierski.A17-Mar-13 22:17 
GeneralMinority Report got it right... Pin
ittay ophir17-Mar-13 22:15
ittay ophir17-Mar-13 22:15 
GeneralRe: Minority Report got it right... Pin
  Forogar  18-Mar-13 5:25
professional  Forogar  18-Mar-13 5:25 
GeneralRe: Minority Report got it right... Pin
Colin Mullikin18-Mar-13 15:27
professionalColin Mullikin18-Mar-13 15:27 
GeneralRe: Minority Report got it right... Pin
Pete O'Hanlon21-Mar-13 4:56
mvePete O'Hanlon21-Mar-13 4:56 
GeneralIt really deppends on what you're doing... Pin
AlexCode17-Mar-13 22:05
professionalAlexCode17-Mar-13 22:05 
GeneralRe: It really deppends on what you're doing... Pin
jhwurmbach17-Mar-13 23:39
jhwurmbach17-Mar-13 23:39 
AlexCode wrote:


So, when writing is required, touch interfaces are the worse thing.

Clumsy, uncomfortable, error prone,... the list goes on.


For writing pages and pages of text you are right. But most of the time I tend to write obly a paragraph or two. And since there are touch-keyboards with the swype-style, I am almost as fast as with a keyboard.
Admit - I do not write 10-fingers, but with a proprietäry 5 to 6 finger system.
So, for my needs, better touch keyboards alre almost as good as real keyboards.
Let's think the unthinkable, let's do the undoable, let's prepare to grapple with the ineffable itself, and see if we may not eff it after all.
Douglas Adams, "Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency"

GeneralRe: It really deppends on what you're doing... Pin
AlexCode18-Mar-13 0:00
professionalAlexCode18-Mar-13 0:00 
GeneralRe: It really deppends on what you're doing... Pin
jhwurmbach18-Mar-13 0:04
jhwurmbach18-Mar-13 0:04 
GeneralRe: It really deppends on what you're doing... Pin
AlexCode18-Mar-13 0:14
professionalAlexCode18-Mar-13 0:14 
GeneralRe: It really deppends on what you're doing... Pin
dusty_dex18-Mar-13 1:01
dusty_dex18-Mar-13 1:01 
GeneralRe: It really deppends on what you're doing... Pin
AlexCode18-Mar-13 1:31
professionalAlexCode18-Mar-13 1:31 
Generalr Re: It really deppends on what you're doing... Pin
dusty_dex18-Mar-13 1:58
dusty_dex18-Mar-13 1:58 
GeneralRe: It really deppends on what you're doing... Pin
Dan Neely18-Mar-13 3:00
Dan Neely18-Mar-13 3:00 
GeneralDepends... Yes, I'm one of those :-) Pin
Sander Rossel17-Mar-13 21:55
professionalSander Rossel17-Mar-13 21:55 
GeneralRe: Depends... Yes, I'm one of those :-) Pin
SoMad17-Mar-13 23:31
professionalSoMad17-Mar-13 23:31 
GeneralPartial touch screen Pin
R. Erasmus17-Mar-13 21:43
R. Erasmus17-Mar-13 21:43 
GeneralRe: Partial touch screen Pin
W Balboos, GHB18-Mar-13 1:52
W Balboos, GHB18-Mar-13 1:52 
GeneralTouch screen PCs and laptops are the future. Pin
Aarti Meswania17-Mar-13 20:19
Aarti Meswania17-Mar-13 20:19 
GeneralPros and Cons Pin
aankur8117-Mar-13 19:42
professionalaankur8117-Mar-13 19:42 
GeneralTouch screen PCs and laptops are the future! Pin
_Amy17-Mar-13 18:16
professional_Amy17-Mar-13 18:16 

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