Ming-Ching Kuo today suggested that we can expect a touchscreen MacBook Pro to go into production in late 2026. This is the latest in a years-long string of rumors that Apple is working on such a device.
The company has been testing prototypes since at least 2008, but has consistently dismissed the idea of launching one. However, I do tend to believe the latest report …
Apple’s rejection of touchscreen Macs
Apple has consistently rejected the idea of a touchscreen Mac over a great many years.
Steve Jobs in 2010:
It turns out it doesn’t work. Touch surfaces don’t want to be vertical. It gives great demo, but after a short period of time you start to fatigue, and after an extended period of time your arm wants to fall off. It doesn’t work. It’s ergonomically terrible. Touch surfaces want to be horizontal.
Tim Cook in 2012:
[Asked about the Microsoft Surface converging tablet and PC] You can converge a toaster and refrigerator, but these things are probably not going to be pleasing to the user.
Jony Ive in 2016:
Asked why a touchscreen Mac would be inappropriate, Ive said: “For a bunch of practical reasons. It’s difficult to talk [laughs] without going into a lot of details that puts me starting to talk about things that we are working on. I don’t really want to talk much more about it.”
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