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points by arttaboi 1 day ago | 0 comments

Apple perfected the trackpad to the point where a touchscreen never felt necessary; and that’s how they got away with not building one.

This feels more like a marketing gimmick, anyone remember the Touch Bar?

[–] dpark 1 day ago

They have had people asking them for touchscreen laptops for years. They legitimately lose sales to people who want a Mac but refuse to buy a laptop without a touch screen.

I think this is the wrong device to start with, though. The demand for touchscreens is probably highest in the cheapest lines. But presumably this will trickle down over the next few years.

[–] dawnerd 1 day ago

I still use and love the touchbar. That was apple being innovative, then giving up way too early.

[–] ebbi 1 day ago

Yeah I personally would have preferred a Touch Bar, with the F keys intact. In the age of AI workflows it could have been very useful.

[–] 12_throw_away 1 day ago

No, this is a great idea! No more wacom tablet, no more going back and forth between the mac and iPad! I'm looking forward to having a mac where I can just swivel the screen to lie flat and use my apple pen to draw!

Right? ... right? ... wait

oh wait what

wait seriously?

tim. wtf is this shit, tim