When you lend your phone to my mom and she asks how to do something, will you say "just 3D touch that" to her?
The name is just a silly attempt to create a hype, "firm press" or something similar would be just fine. But yeah, it wouldn't pretend that it's a "new concept" then. It's just like it was with "retina" - my phone had "retina" screen years before Apple started to use that word.
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The only thing silly are people such as yourself who have a problem with naming new concepts.
What do you expect Apple to call it ? Pressure sensitive input method with haptic feedback ?
You really think the average punter on the street is going to remember that.
When you lend your phone to my mom and she asks how to do something, will you say "just 3D touch that" to her?
The name is just a silly attempt to create a hype, "firm press" or something similar would be just fine. But yeah, it wouldn't pretend that it's a "new concept" then. It's just like it was with "retina" - my phone had "retina" screen years before Apple started to use that word.