Cannot disable trackpad zooming??

Am I correct in understanding I cannot disable trackpad zooming on my MacBook Pro? It's getting very annoying scrolling webpages and instead having the text size grow or shrink. Why is this not a feature the user has control over?
After all the issues I've been having over the last 3 weeks with my 3G iPhone, I shoulda thought a little longer about getting an Apple laptop.
Message was edited by: johnnycat99

Dear Apple,
PLEASE fix this. We aren't all using iPhoto all day long.
I've never seen something even CLOSE to as irritating as having things constantly getting expanded or contracted in size.
Better yet. Just bring the button back. It really isn't all that wonderful to have no button. There is no benefit from it (other than aesthetics) and it's created this new "problem" that never existed before.
Somebody get the Espresso away from Johnny Ive. I think the new trackpad was done just for the sake of change...no real benefit, just a "fun" new problem.

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