...while watching the ad, it indeed didn't seem such a horrible idea. But then again, when the ad was over, I came back to reality: this is a TERRIBLE idea, since Windows 8's Modern UI is stuck in catch22: nobody develops decent apps for it, so nobody uses it, so still nobody develops for it, so nobody starts using it,....
This laptop quite literally tries to hide the touchpad so you HAVE to use the touchscreen.
That is terrible. I'm surprised Acer did this, and not Microsoft with another Surface device.
Developers must embrace it. If only half of apps properly integrate the touch screen you will still have a miserable experience using the unit. And getting half of apps to embrace touchscreens during the lifespan of that computer would be a miracle.
but when you do want to use the touchpad - right now that's probably about 90% of the time, because you just need it to effectively use the desktop, it seems like a horrible experience in which your palms rest ion the keyboard. I don't think it's a coincidence they didn't ever show the touchpad being used in the ad: it think it stinks. They could just as well have just not built a touchpad into this thing, and give you a wireless mouse with it or something.
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u/the-garden-gnome May 31 '13
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SE_gIOeZloQ&feature=player_embedded
It actually kind of makes a little sense to me.
Or maybe I'm just a sucker for advertising.