Microsoft’s Windows 11 has a key advantage over Apple’s MacOS, an advantage that has grown over the years and continues to improve.
saw a renewed push on touch in Windows, and arguably Microsoft showing the way with those early Surface 2 in 1 machines nudged the industry to follow.
As the Surface range grew, and Windows 10 continued to evolve, Microsoft’s use of touch has improved. With the launch of Windows 11, Microsoft has leaned further into touch-based computing. With a focus on Windows 11 being usable in multiple ‘mode’, touch features heavily in the UI. That allows for so-called “lean back” computing for consuming media, or working comfortably in a comfy chair. Pen-based computing also comes under touch, and again the various modes that can be used for this (think the easel-styled Surface Studio, or using the Pro 8 in your hand.
That process continues, with the announcement this week that touch controls in Windows 11 are going to be improved in an upcoming update. This will focus on the touch snap layouts, which automatically layer out app windows to present as much information on screen to allow for better multitasking. Meanwhile, Apple’s focus on touch has been a feature exclusively for its mobile devices - especially the keyboard/touch combination of the iPad and iPad Pro family as “your next computer”. The Mac platform felt ignored, going through the motions of trying to be ever-thinner and fitting into Intel’s roadmap.
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