Apple Finally Embraces the Touchscreen MacBook + “Crackgate”
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Apple moving to a touchscreen MacBook Pro after two decades of resistance resets expectations for pro laptops as hybrid touch/pen machines. If your software assumes pointer-only input on desktop, your UX backlog just grew.
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