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For those with MacBook Pro FOMO, do not read about the rumored foldable 18.8-inch screen MacBook Pro running on the M5 coming in 2026 [1]. [1]: https://www.mac

For those with MacBook Pro FOMO, do not read about the rumored foldable 18.8-inch screen MacBook Pro running on the M5 coming in 2026 [1]. [1]: https://www.macrumors.com/2024/05/23/18-8-inch-foldable-macbook-rumor/ https://www.macrumors.com/2024/05/23/18-8-inch-foldable-macb...

JulianWasTaken 2y ago
Without anything but a skim, surely there is no way a MB Pro ships with a virtual keyboard, that is pure torture.
- solardev 2y ago
  Maybe it uses the camera for gesture recognition so you can air-write each letter one at a time? Air-quotes will be fun... air-tabs, not so much. "Space, but <widens arms> BIGGER!"
  - dbspin 2y ago
    Obviously Apple's upcoming LLM will be used to infer based on observation of your past behaviour what you would have typed, and type it for you.
    - jasomill 2y ago
      So basically the next generation of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8gF0KTfMrQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8gF0KTfMrQ
- LordDragonfang 2y ago
  If anything, they'll probably use the "studio" branding (or more likely just have it under the iPad line, since they have desktop chips in them now anyways)
cjk2 2y ago
Kill me with a blunt spoon before I take on a foldable touch screen.
yumraj 2y ago
The rumored price is enough to make me not worry about those.
- brigade 2y ago
  Inflation still has a chance to make $3500 in 2026 dollars equivalent to the starting price of the 2016 16" MBP
threeseed 2y ago
macOS does not support touch input. It would require the biggest UI redesign in the history of the company to ensure every input control is at least a centimetre away from anything else. And would require every Mac developer to absorb the cost for major updates to their apps as well. This would almost certainly be an iPad.
- alwillis 2y ago
  Obviously Apple knows how to do touch input. And it would be possible to update macOS to enable basic touch input for unmodified apps if they wanted to.

JulianWasTaken 2y ago

Without anything but a skim, surely there is no way a MB Pro ships with a virtual keyboard, that is pure torture.

solardev 2y ago
Maybe it uses the camera for gesture recognition so you can air-write each letter one at a time? Air-quotes will be fun... air-tabs, not so much. "Space, but <widens arms> BIGGER!"
- dbspin 2y ago
  Obviously Apple's upcoming LLM will be used to infer based on observation of your past behaviour what you would have typed, and type it for you.
  - jasomill 2y ago
    So basically the next generation of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8gF0KTfMrQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8gF0KTfMrQ
LordDragonfang 2y ago
If anything, they'll probably use the "studio" branding (or more likely just have it under the iPad line, since they have desktop chips in them now anyways)

cjk2 2y ago

Kill me with a blunt spoon before I take on a foldable touch screen.

yumraj 2y ago

The rumored price is enough to make me not worry about those.

brigade 2y ago
Inflation still has a chance to make $3500 in 2026 dollars equivalent to the starting price of the 2016 16" MBP

threeseed 2y ago

macOS does not support touch input. It would require the biggest UI redesign in the history of the company to ensure every input control is at least a centimetre away from anything else. And would require every Mac developer to absorb the cost for major updates to their apps as well. This would almost certainly be an iPad.

alwillis 2y ago
Obviously Apple knows how to do touch input. And it would be possible to update macOS to enable basic touch input for unmodified apps if they wanted to.