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New comment by televisionsaval in "Review: Chuwi's $449 Unibook laptop is a funhouse-mirror MacBook Neo"

televisionsaval — Sat, 29 Aug 2026 10:48:02 +0000

Needing a 3rd hand for a peripheral is naturally a flawed idea. The only reason I prefer the mouse over the palm trackpad is because it can't interfere while probably still having to use it occasionally. The track point and trackball were better interfaces than both but they weren't a great platform for making Apple look innovative.

New comment by televisionsaval in "Review: Chuwi's $449 Unibook laptop is a funhouse-mirror MacBook Neo"

televisionsaval — Sat, 29 Aug 2026 10:01:15 +0000

I think the whole trackpad idea is stupid and unusable (like anything that needs software correction for physical layout idiocy) and I blame Apple for its prevalence. Apple could make an entirely worthless product and within 4 years everyone would have to copy it.

New comment by televisionsaval in "A Great Rebalancing Is Coming"

televisionsaval — Sat, 29 Aug 2026 09:42:02 +0000

I think we are hung up on an incorrectly simplified calculation. If China produces a cell phone and takes labor and raw materials costs and a bunch of IP holders and stock holders then take the majority of the sales price then China supposedly has a major trade surplus. This incorrect measurement has probably been a driver in China ensuring it gets everything it can out of anything that will be measured as part of its surplus which means competing with foreign brands made in China as quickly as possible. Eventually this should mean trying to limit the exports of Chinese companies that have foreign investors.