[Eugene]

It's funny because 10/GUI uses the word "arbitrary" so much. Much of their complaints are just that. To me there is simply nothing wrong with a cluttered desktop. You can make it as neat as you want to be, and I have no trouble seeing bits of existing windows from other apps peaking out from behind a random browser window.

As well multitouch is far less useful when it isn't directly linked to the display. A large 1:1 touchpad is a contrivance just like a mouse is. The only plus is non-linear manipulation, which is funny since they seem hell-bent on reducing the visual interface to just that.

The mouse, keyboard and large trackpad/tablet can all exist concurrently, that's what peripheral buses are for.