The absence of a touchable Mac is a curious puzzle.
Apple has the best touchscreen tech in the world and makes a 13-inch touchscreen computer, the iPad.
Meanwhile, pretty much every other computer manufacturer has a touchscreen laptop.
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Why so long without a touchscreen Mac, and why make one now?
And yet this is clearly not true.
Apple has a history ofridiculing already-available productsand concepts right upuntil it makes its own version.
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It could be the opposite of the iPad.
Apple came up with an amazing reimagining of mouse input for the iPad.
“I think Mac does now need touch, so it will happen.
The point is the iPad has a simplified, adapted trackpad experience.
Apple could do the same for the Mac.
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Theres one other part of this story.
The twist, if you will.
The experience is, frankly, terrible.
For example, using the mouse to operate a touch-screen music app is pretty bad.
On the other hand, it works fine for news reading apps or other less-handsy apps.
But what about the iPad?
Who will buy one if the Mac does everything it can do and more?
There are a few answers to that.
Apple cant add touch soon enough.
