Quote of the day by Apple co-founder Steve Jobs on touchscreens: 'After an extended period of time, your arm wants to fall off' — savaging a bitter rival's PC pivot
The late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs had a reputation for being ahead of the curve. At the time, Microsoft was heavily pushing touchscreen computing in an attempt to innovate and embrace new possibilities when interfacing with machines; Jobs dug his heels in and refused to take Apple down that same path.
Swimming against the tide
Steve Jobs was speaking during the 'Back to the Mac' media event at Apple's corporate headquarters while introducing Mac OS X 10.7 Lion.
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Instead of adding a touchscreen to the MacBook, which Jobs saw as something of a gimmick, Apple focused on multi-touch gestures using the trackpad and mice instead of adding...
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