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I am pretty much sure at this point, that there will be a touchscreen mac in the upcoming event.. Microsoft has made too many ads to show the shortcomings of ma

by machbio 10y ago

I am pretty much sure at this point, that there will be a touchscreen mac in the upcoming event.. Microsoft has made too many ads to show the shortcomings of macbooks, with respect to lack of touchscreen in them...

uptown 10y ago
There have been zero rumors about this, so I wouldn't hold my breath.
ssijak 10y ago
what is the point of touchscreen on the os that is not designed for it? I, as a programmer, would not like touchscreen.
- btgeekboy 10y ago
  When I had a Surface 3 for a short time, I used the touch screen rarely. However, I got into the habit of scrolling by swiping my thumb along the edge of the screen. I think I liked it because it gave me another, more outstretched, position to put my hands in.
- reboog711 10y ago
  Programmers have very different requirements for computers than non-techie users. I use the TouchScreen on my SurfaceBook way more than I thought I would--just not for programming.
  - r00fus 10y ago
    MacOS is not designed for touch-based computing. It's interesting that Microsoft's merging of tablet+desktop metaphors might finally be paying off (after 4 years!) - but I can't imagine app support is that good outside 1st party apps. Plus you still have/need a trackpad, right? Where do you find touch to be usable?
    - reboog711 10y ago
      Primarily I use touch in games; often casual games gotten from the MS store. Or scrolling when web browsing. The writing w/ the Pen in OneNote is great; but I don't use it all that much. Yes; the SurfaceBook still has a trackpad; I don't think a touch screen is a replacement for it.
mcphage 10y ago
If they do, hopefully they'll support the Apple Pencil as well.
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machbio 10y ago
Thank you very much everyone for the downvotes - http://www.macrumors.com/2016/10/25/images-of-new-macbook-pro-leaked/ http://www.macrumors.com/2016/10/25/images-of-new-macbook-pr...

by machbio 10y ago

uptown 10y ago

There have been zero rumors about this, so I wouldn't hold my breath.

ssijak 10y ago

what is the point of touchscreen on the os that is not designed for it? I, as a programmer, would not like touchscreen.

btgeekboy 10y ago
When I had a Surface 3 for a short time, I used the touch screen rarely. However, I got into the habit of scrolling by swiping my thumb along the edge of the screen. I think I liked it because it gave me another, more outstretched, position to put my hands in.
reboog711 10y ago
Programmers have very different requirements for computers than non-techie users. I use the TouchScreen on my SurfaceBook way more than I thought I would--just not for programming.
- r00fus 10y ago
  MacOS is not designed for touch-based computing. It's interesting that Microsoft's merging of tablet+desktop metaphors might finally be paying off (after 4 years!) - but I can't imagine app support is that good outside 1st party apps. Plus you still have/need a trackpad, right? Where do you find touch to be usable?
  - reboog711 10y ago
    Primarily I use touch in games; often casual games gotten from the MS store. Or scrolling when web browsing. The writing w/ the Pen in OneNote is great; but I don't use it all that much. Yes; the SurfaceBook still has a trackpad; I don't think a touch screen is a replacement for it.

mcphage 10y ago

If they do, hopefully they'll support the Apple Pencil as well.

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machbio 10y ago

Thank you very much everyone for the downvotes - http://www.macrumors.com/2016/10/25/images-of-new-macbook-pro-leaked/ http://www.macrumors.com/2016/10/25/images-of-new-macbook-pr...