Apple Says It’s ‘only Getting Started’ Updating macOS for Touchscreens
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Apple says it’s ‘only getting started’ updating macOS for touchscreens
Apple’s new MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display (pre-order here) includes a variety of software optimizations for touch input. But Apple says it’s “only getting started” making macOS more touch-friendly. more…
A Mac for the iPad World
Federico Viticci, in the smartest article I’ve read about the new MacBook Pro: I’d argue that the Mac’s lack of touch is a liability at this point. Its omission has turned from a deliberate design decision that made sense for its time to a choice dictated by inertia and, perhaps, an unwillingness to challenge the status quo. Which is especially funny since the “status quo” of Apple is that of a company that sells millions of touch-enabled device…
Apple's executive director, John Ternus, has clarified the reasons why the new MacBook Pro introduces a touch screen for the first time, claiming that they have reached the design point where "adding the touch function" has not made the product "below".
When the iPad was introduced, Steve Jobs had announced that notebooks with touchscreens are meaningless. John Ternus commented in an interview.
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