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Thor	2009-11-14 , 18:25
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Originally Posted by benny1967

its a general issue a have with touchscreen-based devices. there seems to be a tendency in the industry that touchscreen is the superior input mechanism, and if you need any hw buttons, your UI design is wrong.

I hope not!
If touchscreens were superior, we'd have seen full touchscreen laptops and computers already, the lack of which shows it isn't good enough (or in my case, tactile enough).

I've seen man microwaves with "touch" buttons with no tactile feedback, and they can be frustrating, while most ovens I've seen still use knobs etc. Switches and buttons just feel more solid.

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