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		jchw on Feb 11, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why do you want to touch your Mac screen so badly? Though to be fair, for a long time, it was actually hard to get decent multitouch on PCs. I recall using modded Synaptics drivers. It wasn't until Microsoft Precision Touchpad drivers came around that it really felt similar to Mac for me. Now even libinput on Linux does a pretty OK job with typical PC trackpads, so things have definitely changed. I recall hearing patents played a role in how slow this was to come to PCs, but I have no source.

dhosek on Feb 11, 2023 | [–]

Yeah, it’s been a while since I last used a PC for work (2017), but the trackpad on the laptop I was given was damn near unusable.

deafpolygon on Feb 11, 2023 | [–]

I recall that was the case. It's quite smooth, and I have 3 finger 4 finger gestures as well.

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