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Apple's Work on Touchscreen Macs: What We Know So Far
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What they will do is not make a macOS tablet or even a macOS 2-in-1, that would still keep consumers believing they need 2 devices. I love my toaster, um I mean my Surface Pro, absolutely the best computing device I've ever purchased.
Correct.
I don’t a touch screen computer because I can’t clean the screen without putting a ton of random inputs in. It’s not as simple as “don’t use it”.
might still keep the combo - but only take one device with me for travel
I won't buy a touchscreen laptop either. I am satisfied with my iPad, although I don't use it very often.
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Good to hear, Better late than never. IOS iPad is not good enough for Productivity.
Can't wait until they implement this so I can hear from the Apple die hards how Apple actually invented this tech and it's the greatest thing since sliced bread 🤣
That would be Nice. But it needs either MacOS with touch or something new. iPad OS suks for productivity. And important Apps are Crippleware.
*shrug* Cleaning the screen on a touchscreen computer is no different than cleaning a smartphone or tablet. Just do so when the screen is off.
In all seriousness, the negative reaction to the idea of introducing a touchscreen line of Macs is perplexing to me. A 2-in-1 line of MacBooks can sit within the current lineup while still allowing for the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro lines to continue being sold.
If anything Apple is poised to do a 2-in1 better than anyone else has given the fact that they have aligned the iPads and Macs on the hardware side with Apple silicon. Bringing touch to MacOS need not bring along with it a huge change in UI, Windows supports touch but is still not hugely different than it was before that. Simply having the ability to use Apple Pencil on a Surface like MacBook with the ability to launch iOS applications on top of MacOS would be fantastic. Microsoft is failing to do it so far with the poor performance of Android apps on Windows.
My Windows work laptop has a touch screen. I’ve never touched it once, except for cleaning. It simply does not add to the utility or user experience with operating systems such as Windows or macOS.
They would not hold out for so long only to realise a standard MacBook Pro with added touch screen? Surely they are figuring out a new form-factor?
The UI, you can manage with keyboard and mouse. The touchscreen would be killer for things like photoshop.
Not sure why the hate.
Many have been using their iPads always connected to Smart Folio or Magic keyboard for years now.
Make touch an optional setting and everyone wins.
Besides a move to M-chips, what ‘innovations’ have we seen come to Apple laptops in the past 10 years? The return of ports?
Many have been using their iPads always connected to Smart Folio or Magic keyboard for years now.
Make touch an optional setting and everyone wins.
Besides a move to M-chips, what ‘innovations’ have we seen come to Apple laptops in the past 10 years? The return of ports?
It’s too late for this. Even in the Windows world nobody cares about touch screen laptops. None of my users have even mentioned it in years. Around the Windows 8 time a lot of people started to get them. Most people didn’t even know they had them.
Maybe Apple will do their magic and make something happen we didn’t expect, but I don’t know. When they first announced iOS apps on the Mac it sounded great. Then every developer of every app opted out, so they could sell (or continue to sell) a more expensive Mac App Store version. Not that there’s necessarily anything wrong with that, but what was the point of iOS apps then?
Sure, nobody has to use it. But then we’re right back where Windows laptops were, where they are more expensive because of a touch screen everyone immediately forgets they even have.
Maybe Apple will do their magic and make something happen we didn’t expect, but I don’t know. When they first announced iOS apps on the Mac it sounded great. Then every developer of every app opted out, so they could sell (or continue to sell) a more expensive Mac App Store version. Not that there’s necessarily anything wrong with that, but what was the point of iOS apps then?
Sure, nobody has to use it. But then we’re right back where Windows laptops were, where they are more expensive because of a touch screen everyone immediately forgets they even have.
For YOU. Just because some in the market do not need a particular functionality doesn’t mean others would not benefit from it. Many who own Surface Pro devices for example make use of the touch screen and stylus input for various things (myself included, particularly with OneNote) and yet the majority of Windows users carry on just fine without it using the plethora of Windows machines that have or do not have a touch screen.
I don’t see the convincing ”why” in this. A few years ago touchscreen laptops were everywhere and now not so much, almost like a fad.
Or maybe Apple has a different idea than what has been done so far. Maybe the keyboard part of the laptop is all touchscreen as well? So essentially a sort of large foldable tablet?
Just because they’re exploring this doesn’t mean it will result in an actual product.
Or maybe Apple has a different idea than what has been done so far. Maybe the keyboard part of the laptop is all touchscreen as well? So essentially a sort of large foldable tablet?
Just because they’re exploring this doesn’t mean it will result in an actual product.
