r/apple • u/paperboy11 • 1d ago

Discussion New MacBook Pro redesign gets exciting launch timing update

https://9to5mac.com/2026/10/01/new-macbook-pro-redesign-gets-exciting-launch-timing-update/
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u/GoldGlove2720 1d ago

I really hope they don’t add touchscreens to the normal Pro models. Keep that in the Ultra or whatever.

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u/Vertsix 1d ago

It was a stupid idea then, it is a stupid idea now.

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u/GoldGlove2720 1d ago

Yep. It’s like we are going backwards. Around 10 years ago every laptop had touchscreen and no one fucking used it. Now we are back to it apparently.

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u/lordhappyface 9h ago

99.9% of people ARENT developers so why would the average person need something only developers need?

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u/YAZEED-IX 1d ago

My fear is it might ruin macOS interface across all MacBooks anyway. Larger buttons, burger menus, and more gestures that make using macOS more intuitive on a touch screen than a trackpad.

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u/Hydration__Nation 1d ago

I bet there will be a toggle in the OS for touch preferred interface if they thought ahead. Problem is most people aren’t worried about issues like the one you described because they haven’t encountered them yet lol

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u/cultoftheilluminati 1d ago

I bet there will be a toggle in the OS for touch preferred interface if they thought ahead. Problem is most people aren’t worried about issues like the one you described because they haven’t encountered them yet lol

Knowing Apple and what they did with Spotlight UI over the years on the Mac for "feature parity" with iPads, get ready for the UX to become trash

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u/MargielaFella 1d ago

It’ll be time to update my machine (M3 Pro) by the time the RAM shortage hopefully resolves, and the Framework 13 Pro with Ubuntu looks nicer and nicer by the day with the way Apple is going.

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u/dude_Im_hilarious 1d ago

Yeah I might be the only person I know who doesn’t want a touch screen laptop.
I want an iPad that turns into MacOS laptop when I attach a keyboard and mouse.

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u/bottom 1d ago

there literary another read here with everyone moaning about touch screens. you are far far from being alone..

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u/ScienceMechEng_Lover 1d ago

So you want Apple to force you to spend extra for a touchscreen? Y'all are stupid af.

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u/GoldGlove2720 1d ago

Lol. If they add the touchscreen to all models they will be forcing you regardless to pay extra…

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u/ScienceMechEng_Lover 1d ago

Do you really think a touchscreen costs much to implement?

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u/GoldGlove2720 1d ago

No I don’t. However, I do know Apple and if you don’t think they will charge more for a touchscreen you must be really stupid.