On Mon, 03 Feb 2014 19:04:12 -0600, you wrote:
On Mon, 2014-02-03 at 12:22 -0500, Alex GS wrote:
> Gnome Shell is a feature/product/package focused on mobile interaction
> for hybrids and touch enabled devices including tablets.
GNOME (capitals please, same for MATE) is focused on desktop and laptop
computers, including laptops with touchscreens. GNOME has to support
touchscreens well because Windows has gone that route, and 90% of
laptops ship with Windows.
I wouldn't be so sure about that.
Microsoft is backing up as fast as a large company can from touch
support on the base use case of Windows, and it wouldn't suprise me to
see touch screens disappear from laptops soon (ignoring the
laptop/tablet hybrids). The Windows base has made it clear they don't
want Metro, and they aren't going to pay the extra for a touch screen
they never use.
The biggest shift that is coming is high DPI, that matters far more
than touch.