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Seems pretty obvious that some future Macs will have touch screens or larger iPads will run MacOS. Probably not. Apple has said they've prototyped touch screen
by alwillis 6y ago
Seems pretty obvious that some future Macs will have touch screens or larger iPads will run MacOS.
Probably not. Apple has said they've prototyped touch screen Macs and from a UI/UX perspective, it doesn't really work. They've recently downplayed touchscreen Mac talk recently [1].
What Apple has shown is iPadOS becoming more like macOS, supporting a keyboard and a mouse instead of the other way around.
I have a 2-in-1 Surface on loan and it's not particularly good at being a laptop or a tablet because of the design tradeoffs that have to be made. Apple is unlikely to make such a device unless there's some kind of UI/UX breakthrough.
[1]: https://9to5mac.com/2020/11/12/apple-touchscreen-mac-interview/ https://9to5mac.com/2020/11/12/apple-touchscreen-mac-intervi...
- toast0 6y agoApple also said they weren't going to make a phone while they were working on a phone. A denial by Apple doesn't mean much (in either direction).
- alwillis 6y agoThat was the gamesmanship of Steve Jobs nearly 15 years ago. He didn't say we prototyped phones and there's nothing we can add to them. Again, not to rule anything out but I wouldn't hold my breath.