Steve Jobs once said touchscreen laptops were a terrible idea. Now Apple is shipping one. The Verge's Antonio Di Benedetto tells us all about the new MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR, how MacOS is changing for touch, why a laptop user might want a touchscreen, and whether MacBook and iPad are destined to become one.
0:00 Intro
00:18 90 Seconds on The Verge
01:53 Apple’s New Touchscreen MacBook
02:56 Do You Touch Your Computer?
06:10 Apple Event Impressions
11:39 Apple Pencil and Laptop Form Factors
14:24 macOS Touch Changes
18:46 Touch Optimized Apps
26:31 How Does This Change the MacBook Lineup?
31:50 One More Thing
35:43 Wrap Up
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