I was surprised that as a developer the poster complained about the trackpad so much. I wish I could get a system where I didn't need a pointing device at all. It just gets in the way of typing. I also personally hate gestures on trackpads. When I use them I only expect the level of interaction that I could get 10 years ago (move, click, right click, maybe scroll) and am frequently surprised by backward scroll axis, browsers going to the previous site etc. -- due to a brush with the track pad. The sooner trackpads are removed from these devices the better. That won't work for most people, but as a developer, I could do without it.