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Many pundits have stated that Apple is a game changer. Just look at many of it’s products – iPod, iPhone, unibody Mac, etc. No matter what they do they make sure their products are stable and user friendly (I’d even say user easy). But I didn’t truly believe Apple could change the way I used a computer until this morning when I realized I haven’t used a mouse to interact with my laptop in weeks. It’s not for lack of a mouse either. I have one sitting on my desk at all times. I tried to use it this morning and I was much slower getting around than when I use the trackpad. The new glass trackpad is incredibly swift, smooth, closer to the keyboard, and contains many built in shortcuts. I’ve used other trackpads and even the predecessor to this one couldn’t compete with a mouse. But now the functionality of the trackpad and the ease of use have soundly beaten the mouse in my mind.

I didn’t realize it until today, but Apple is slowly mastering the Holy Grail of computing – user/technology interraction – and by defining how the user interacts they will remain one or two steps ahead of the competition.

OS X, Personal