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Apple launches its new touchscreen MacBook Pro
Steve Jobs famously called touchscreen laptops "ergonomically terrible," and for over a decade, Apple stridently refused to make one. Today that all changes with the MacBook Pro - the company's first laptop to embrace a touch interface. While it's unlikely that Apple can fix all the "terrible" ergon
What the coverage shows
Most outlets converge on Apple unveiling a new MacBook Pro with a touchscreen and OLED display, and several also note pricing or preorder timing. The Verge gives the fullest event framing, with live coverage, hands-on reaction, and follow-up video, while Bloomberg frames the launch as a break with Apple’s long-held stance on touch screens. 9to5Mac is alone in surfacing leak-style details and promo-video coverage, and Ars Technica and Tom’s Hardware also emphasize related M6/iMac updates.
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