Ironically, Apple, a company that promotes capacitive touch screens through iPhones and iPads, is firmly opposed to bringing our fingers near MacBook screens. Meanwhile, Microsoft and PC manufacturers seized the opportunity to build touchscreen laptops a few years ago. this Tablet-centric Windows 8 Of course, this is a failure, but the touch screen can lead to excellent convertible laptops and hybrid sheets (like surface lineups). Now, according to new rumors from Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple may eventually be ready to bring the touch screen to the MacBook Pro.
exist A tweet posted this morningKuo wrote: “The MacBook model will be equipped with a touch panel for the first time, further blurring with the iPad. This shift seems to reflect Apple’s long-term observations of iPad user behavior, suggesting that in some cases, touch controls can improve productivity and overall user experience. ”
In particular, Kuo said the touch screen MacBook Pro model is “expected to enter mass production by the end of 2026” and they will use battery touch technology. Cheap MacBooks (probably the air for the second half of 2025) may not have a touch screen, but that may change with the refresh in 2027.
It is worth pointing out that Kuo’s predictions usually come from sources in Apple’s supply chain and are not always accurate. But given the timing of this particular note and the prevalence of touchscreen laptops today, the idea of a touchscreen MacBook isn’t too far-fetched.
Apple is undoubtedly a stubborn company – especially when it comes to adopting other people’s features. Steve Jobs famously said when referring to iPad competitors in 2010, “If you see a stylus, they blow it up.” While he refers to the general operation of the device with a stylus rather than a highly specific use case, it’s still interesting. Apple Pencil Five years later, the iPad Pro arrived. Sticking to your design conviction has some aristocrats, but it is foolish for Apple to completely ignore the benefits of the tablet Stylii, which Microsoft tilted with its surface device.
So it’s related to touchscreen MacBook professionals. When scrolling long posts, it’s hard to deny the convenience of lazy swiping the screen instead of repeatedly tapping or brushing the touchpad on the keyboard. Apple’s desire to keep the touch screen away from the Mac is understandable. MacOS doesn’t have a big touch point like iPados, and has been honing it for decades to work with keyboards, mice, and touchpads. However, adding basic touchscreen support does not require a full MACO redesign, especially when the platform already provides support for multi-touch gestures on the trackpad The first batch of MacBook Airs arrived in 2008.
Interestingly, the touchscreen MacBook Pro may also arrive, just like Apple is finally starting to make the iPad more like a Mac. iPados 26 Added the ability to resize your application windows to easily organize them on the screen, and even introduce the menu bar from MacOS. It seems like Apple is trying to appease all fans: iPad owners who want more multitasking and productivity options and Mac owners who want some iPad-like convenience.
Both of my kids have the flexibility to swipe on my phone and tablet at the age of two – that’s the power of a truly intuitive input mechanism. To some extent, I also think that helps them get used to the idea of general calculations. If it’s easy for a child to master, why not make the touch screen the core feature of as many products as possible?
In short, Apple has run out of excuses. Now is the time to touch the MacBook.
