[berjin]

Is this really a problem for windows users? My macbook has a massive touch pad and I don't recall my palm ever triggering it once.

[lucumo]

Happens to me once in a while on the Macbook. It doesn't happen as often as it used to with Linux laptops a decade ago, but it still happens every few weeks.

I'm still not sure if I prefer large touchpads or smaller ones because of this. You run out of space more easily with a smaller one, but there's fewer accidents. (And more places to rest your thumbs.)

[euroderf]

> Happens to me once in a while on the Macbook.

Same here. Aggravating. Even if the Mac just made a tiny noise when it thinks this might have happened, it would be a great help.

[bdcravens]

Occasionally I've seen it move the cursor, but overall, it's a great experience.

I remember years ago I used to always disable the touchpad on my laptops, but I've been all Apple since around 2012 so hadn't thought about that until I saw this article.

[siva7]

Yes since macbook touchpads are by a wide margin the best on the market. That's not really news. This happened with my Dell laptops all the time

[agilob]

Touchpad is also automatically disabled when typing on Linux, Gnome and Plasma do that since like ever.