[Etheryte]

So you mean they're developing the iPad, an insanely popular device, and you're not sure why they would make such a device?

[nsxwolf]

I have been around touch screen Windows laptops for I don’t know how many years now, and I have never felt even the slightest compulsion to touch the screen.

[bigfishrunning]

It might be a generational thing; my kids get touchscreen laptops from their school, and they interact with them almost exclusively by touching the screen. I agree, I'd much rather use a mouse (or even better, a trackball; i wish most laptops still had those)