Monday, 31 October 2016

Apple's Jony Ive says touchscreen Macs wouldn't be useful, but it's hypocritical


When Apple unveiled the Touch Bar on its new MacBook Pros, it prompted many a Windows user – including yours truly – to wonder “why include a small touch strip when you can have a real touchscreen?” According to Jony Ive, touchscreen on a Mac just wouldn't be particularly useful. At least, that's what Apple's head designer told CNET in an interview. When asked if Apple decided against a touchscreen MacBook Pro to avoid taking the 'easy' route and to differentiate from PC makers, Ive replied: “When we were exploring multitouch many, many years ago, we were trying to understand the…

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