To elaborate on my “cognitive cycle time” comment...
Mouse:
-5. Find mouse.
-4. Find other end of mouse tail.
-3. Plug it in.
-2. Find table to put mouse on.
-1. Put mouse on table.
0. See icon.
1. Identify mouse location.
2. Put hand on mouse.
3. Wiggle mouse to attract eye to cursor.
4. Coordinate motion of mouse with motion of cursor.
5. Move mouse, correcting for errors in cursor position.
6. Stop moving mouse.
7. Click mouse button.
Touchscreen.
0. See icon.
1. Touch it.
Oh, sure, no big deal. Sure I’m overstating it.
Did you know one reason that Chinese are so good at math relative to Americans is that the human mind can process Chinese words for numbers faster than the English words? Tiny improvements in cycle times add up. While you’re looking for the cursor, I’ve already touched & activated the icon.
A laptop is a laptop. A touchscreen tablet is a touchscreen tablet. Now, if you want to talk about the superiority of a capacitive feedback touchscreen do it, but don't make up bogus comparisons to try and make a point about Apple superiority.