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How is a FINGER a precise pointing device? (tablet PC's)

I was checking out the "Exo PC" tablet yesterday; and I can't understand why just about every new touchscreen-device has gone to cap-sense. --where you have to use the flesh of your finger. ...or other, similar meat-stick.

First it was the iPhone, and other phone mfg's started following. Then the iPad, and other tablet mfgs started following. (nasty capacitive sensing)

Is capsenses delicate multi-touch so important that people don't care about the imprecision of the touch field, or the problems of not being able to rest ones palm on the screen w/o getting a false multi-touch input?

Maybe it's just that all of these new devices are actually designed for anorexic girls (w/ bony fingers) :-/

Aanyway, also missing from the Exo PC tablet was an integrated kickstand. wtf, mate? Seems that if missing the feature is enough for bad Apples, it must not be needed anywhere-- except as a bulk aftermarket barnacle buy.

Oh well; at least it's a real computer, with useful ports and mem-card-reader. /ramble
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