Laziness. Why raise an arm up to touch the screen, when a slight flick of the wrist and a click will do the same thing. If this were a smaller screen, like 7", I'd buy it. Use it off to the side of my mouse for media controls.
Touch for Windows was a Microsoft attempt to reach into the now shrinking tablet market back when it looked like a lucrative growth segment. It basically doesn't work in the PC/laptop usage model. Not many people are interested in reaching over interface devices they're already using quite efficiently to poke at and thusly gross-up their screens, nor do they want to pay extra for touch hardware or 2-in-1 units with hinge problems and non-useful touch capabilities. Even Microsoft is moving their Surface branding over to special purpose kiosk display systems and to conventional laptop hardware, forking away from consumer tablet-like systems.
I have a touchscreen HP laptop, and use the touch screen all the time. Not for precision tasks, but for things like closing or opening windows.
Trackpads on Windows laptops are terrible, and so touch-screen is so much better. And mouse pointers disappear on big desktops screens and takes a split second to figure out where they are, so it's easier and quicker to just touch certain elements.
I think you might be more of an exceptional case than the norm. I've seen lots of touch capable computers owned by people that never touch the screen or refused to do so because of they're disgusted by fingerprints and oily smearing. I'm one of the latter sorts. On a phone, something like that is no big deal because it's a quick wipe on a sleeve and you're good to go. On computers, fingerprints and goop are a whole different category of revolting. The fact that it doesn't bother you is a good thing, I think. I only wish I could tolerate a little bit of harmless oil, but I can't and I end up cleaning off my screen if I can identify anything on its surface.
The idea of touch screens is pretty cool... In real though all touch screens I have seen so far looked like a bottom of trash can after a while. Dirt, grease, thumbprints everywhere...
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vFunct - Monday, April 22, 2019 - link
No idea why touch-screen monitors aren't more of a thing. Windows 10 is designed around it.jeremyshaw - Monday, April 22, 2019 - link
There usually tends to be a desk in the way.stephenbrooks - Monday, April 22, 2019 - link
The desk should be the touchscreenkhanikun - Tuesday, April 23, 2019 - link
Laziness. Why raise an arm up to touch the screen, when a slight flick of the wrist and a click will do the same thing. If this were a smaller screen, like 7", I'd buy it. Use it off to the side of my mouse for media controls.PeachNCream - Tuesday, April 23, 2019 - link
Touch for Windows was a Microsoft attempt to reach into the now shrinking tablet market back when it looked like a lucrative growth segment. It basically doesn't work in the PC/laptop usage model. Not many people are interested in reaching over interface devices they're already using quite efficiently to poke at and thusly gross-up their screens, nor do they want to pay extra for touch hardware or 2-in-1 units with hinge problems and non-useful touch capabilities. Even Microsoft is moving their Surface branding over to special purpose kiosk display systems and to conventional laptop hardware, forking away from consumer tablet-like systems.vFunct - Tuesday, April 23, 2019 - link
I have a touchscreen HP laptop, and use the touch screen all the time. Not for precision tasks, but for things like closing or opening windows.Trackpads on Windows laptops are terrible, and so touch-screen is so much better. And mouse pointers disappear on big desktops screens and takes a split second to figure out where they are, so it's easier and quicker to just touch certain elements.
PeachNCream - Tuesday, April 23, 2019 - link
I think you might be more of an exceptional case than the norm. I've seen lots of touch capable computers owned by people that never touch the screen or refused to do so because of they're disgusted by fingerprints and oily smearing. I'm one of the latter sorts. On a phone, something like that is no big deal because it's a quick wipe on a sleeve and you're good to go. On computers, fingerprints and goop are a whole different category of revolting. The fact that it doesn't bother you is a good thing, I think. I only wish I could tolerate a little bit of harmless oil, but I can't and I end up cleaning off my screen if I can identify anything on its surface.GreenReaper - Tuesday, April 23, 2019 - link
I agree, but I also think many consumers would benefit from TrackPoint-style input devices.niva - Wednesday, April 24, 2019 - link
Eww, you're one of those people with the dirty screens :(HollyDOL - Tuesday, April 23, 2019 - link
The idea of touch screens is pretty cool...In real though all touch screens I have seen so far looked like a bottom of trash can after a while. Dirt, grease, thumbprints everywhere...