[basch]

remember that article a day ago complaining that they used old processors? that's another benefit. microsoft shipped skylake with an experimental sleep state (one hp refused to turn on) and it was a disaster. not being cutting edge is how apple will keep its hardware "just working."

now if apple would only add a trackpoint :(

[stephenr]

Apple trackpads are widely regarded as the best, period.

Mac laptops don't need a nipple that 1% of ex-think pad users froth at the mouth for and everyone else finds annoying.

[basch]

unlike a trackpad, it has a learning curve. however, if it were marketed as a superior product, and more people tried it, and they got over that couple hour hump of frustration, there would be a market for it. it is a superior navigation device, with practice.

[stephenr]

Marketing something as a superior product doesn't make it superior.

Apple is about providing simplified solutions to problems. A Trackpad AND a nipple that hardly anyone will use, is not a simplified solution.