&gt; Anything that requires productivity, e.g. content creation, is better done with a keyboard and some kind of instrument more precise than a finger.<p>That demands a clarification because I write computer programs, which I consider to be &#x27;productive&#x27;, and I hardly need a pointing device. I wonder if people were equally sceptical of mice catching on.<p>&gt; Any work involving accumulation of material from multiple sources (e.g. research) i.e. multitasking, is going to benefit from a larger screen form factor.<p>Give me multitasking, sure, but I very, very rarely have multiple windows of separate applications showing; I might just have a weird workflow, but it just doesn&#x27;t demand it, and I like having individual windows maximised. Maybe I (think I) find it less distracting.