Although company executives regularly insist it wouldn’t make sense, they’ve now brought up the idea of a touchscreen MacBook Pro again.
if it was Several novelties were presented at CES 2023 It was not enough, news sources close to Apple have been very active in recent days. On the other hand, it seems that the launch of Apple’s own AR glasses is very close Other products drink their own juiceOn the other hand, we know that Apple Inc He wants to manufacture more parts in-houseto become less dependent on their partners.
If that wasn’t enough, there are some decent leakers out there Also talk about converting your MacBook to OLED.
So intensified were the events in Cupertino, that the company again put forward an idea, which its representatives had hitherto consistently rejected whenever they were asked about it. The idea of a touchscreen MacBook has been a topic of conversation for over 10 years, in 2010 even Steve Jobs explained why implementing such a laptop wasn’t a good idea:
“Touchscreen surfaces don’t run vertically. It’s a nice demo, but it quickly becomes painful to use, and in the long run it feels like your hand will tear. It just doesn’t work, and it’s terrible in practice.”
Then, in recent years, the idea of such a MacBook has been dismissed several times by engineers and colleagues who have spoken to the press, and in bloomberg However, publisher Mark Gurman now knows that the idea has resurfaced and several hardware engineers are actively participating in the trials.
The closest Apple has come to putting a touch interface on these laptops is the Touch Bar on the previous MacBook Pro. We’ll see if they get as far as trying this time around.
