It’s not. I had a thinkpad with a touchscreen and while I used the touchscreen seldomly, it was useful in some applications. Notably to easily develop touch based applications.
replyI have a M1 MacBook Pro with the touch bar since. It’s crap. I remember the keynote where they introduced it and a DJ mixed music using it. It was ridiculous that it got approved.
> Notably to easily develop touch based applications.
replyOk, actually you're right, that's a use case where I'll agree it's probably useful. If you're writing iOS applications it might be nice to run it in Simulator and be able to do gestures without having to offload to your physical device for testing.
I do remember the cringy music demo. Can't believe someone really said "yeah let's rehearse this and actually sell this product."
replyFortunately I just keep my laptop closed and use an attached display and keyboard and mouse, so I don't even remember if my M1 has a touch bar.
Also minor nit: it's seldom, not seldomly. Seldom certainly doesn't seem like an adverb, but it is.