The MacBook Pro’s design has changed little over the past several years, and it has never featured a true touchscreen. (Photo by Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge)
Apple’s schedule has already been packed this week. On Monday the company unveiled a new iPad mini equipped with an upgraded OLED screen, and on Tuesday it rolled out M6‑chip upgrades for both the MacBook Pro and the iMac. Those Mac updates are classic examples of incremental refreshes that look almost identical to the models they replace.
Today, however, promises to be far more noteworthy. At a launch event in Los Angeles, Apple is expected to introduce a redesigned MacBook Pro that includes a touchscreen display—the first of its kind on a Mac, aside from the controversial Touch Bar. Apple executives have long criticized touchscreen laptops, a stance that has been voiced almost as long as the iPad has existed.
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