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Linus Torvalds Advocates For 2560x1600 Standard Laptop Displays

Posted by Soulskill on Wednesday October 31, 2012 @08:55AM from the at-least-catch-up-to-mid-'90s-CRT-screens dept.

beeudoublez points out a Google+ post by Linus Torvalds arguing that today's standard laptop display resolution is unreasonably low. He said, "...with even a $399 tablet doing 2560x1600 pixel displays, can we please just make that the new standard laptop resolution? Even at 11"? Please. Stop with the 'retina' crap, just call it 'reasonable resolution.' The fact that laptops stagnated ten years ago (and even regressed, in many cases) at around half that in both directions is just sad. I still don't want big luggable laptops, but that 1366x768 is so last century."

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Amen! by mschaffer · 2012-10-31 09:00 · Score: 3, Funny

Go Linus!
Re:Problem by WilyCoder · 2012-10-31 09:03 · Score: 3, Funny

^^^ Score -1, completely fucking wrong.
Re:Agree 100% by noh8rz10 · 2012-10-31 09:34 · Score: 4, Funny

breaking news: linus tells everybody to get a retina macbook.
Re:2560x1600 should be good for anyone! by dingen · 2012-10-31 09:57 · Score: 5, Funny

Yeah, just use your laptop sideways. Kids these days, you have to tell them everything.

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Re:2560x1600 should be good for anyone! by mellon · 2012-10-31 14:53 · Score: 4, Funny

Actually, the reason I bought a glossy display instead of matte is that I enjoy chewing cud, and have a fuzzy coat. The guy was just being literal. Deal with it.
(And may I say that you humans really ought to think about those of us of the cloven-hoofed persuasion when designing keyboards? Do you have any _idea_ how hard it is to type on these things without articulable fingers?)