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zone23 t1_j4387id wrote

Just because its a touch screen doesn't mean you "have" to touch it... just saying.

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ReverbDuck t1_j43uqrd wrote

It does mean apps will have annoyingly resized ui elements to facilitate touch even if you don’t use it, and the overall cost of the device will go up

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D_Doggo t1_j45qfpc wrote

Not really. Windows is made for touch screen and resizes when using the laptop as a tablet (iirc, correct me if I'm wrong). Although it's already accessible without the resizing. I wouldn't call the windows interface particularly any bigger than apple's macOS. Certain buttons like the close/minimize button are bigger, but I think they're just too tiny on macOS personally.

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FruitFly t1_j46xtwf wrote

I mean the cost will go up because it's Apple. That's what they do.

And I've had a touchscreen Windows laptop - just a laptop, not a computer/tablet hybrid thing - for almost 5 years and literally have never come across any app that has "annoyingly resized ui elements to facilitate touch" for Windows. Sure there might be some out there optimized for touch that I just don't use I guess, but it just feels weird that this is something that anyone would worry about when it's ... not really happening?

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Xunderground t1_j478mp5 wrote

Honestly, it is and has been happening in Windows since the touch screen push with Windows 8.

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FruitFly t1_j47scup wrote

I dunno... maybe because I'm old and need things zoomed anyway to see them, I don't see that as a nod to touchscreen, just better readability. Heh.

I guess it's probably for touch, but I've enjoyed being able to see things better.

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Xunderground t1_j483tq7 wrote

The Microsoft Design Language used in Windows since Windows 8, previously called Metro, was explicitly designed for touch and introduced with Windows Phone 7.

Readability being improved is a side effect, and there are better ways to accomplish that goal than what is being done here.

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