To be fair, leaks have suggested this is more context aware while lenovo required you to tap through modes. This also has a finger print sensor for some added functionality.
If they included haptic feedback (which is in their bag of tricks) it could even feel a bit better.
As others have said, Apple's MO seems to be to only step in when an effective (and desirable) solution can be offered, and before that just stick with what works.
Lenovo's version was context-sensitive, at least on Windows as they shipped it; for instance, it would switch to media mode when you opened a media player. (You had to tap through modes on Linux.)
But would it also not require developers to build support into their programs for it? At least on that front, Apple would have a far easier time getting support and buy in from developers than a random Windows OEM.
If they included haptic feedback (which is in their bag of tricks) it could even feel a bit better.
As others have said, Apple's MO seems to be to only step in when an effective (and desirable) solution can be offered, and before that just stick with what works.