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Re:MacBook Pro by Shivetya on Thursday October 27, 2016 @04:45PM (#12809894)
I think the touch bar is just horrid, its a step backwards if not simply a declaration of being out of touch. Who looks at their keyboard anymore? For a company with so many touch oriented devices the last thing they needed is an extension of the keyboard
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Re:MacBook Pro by yabatopia on Thursday October 27, 2016 @05:36PM (#12810459)
I don't think it's that bad. I can definitely see the benefits for different applications.

However, watching the presentation at times the touch bar felt like an elaborate workaround for a full-blown touchscreen. Especially during the dj demo.

And with the Microsoft Puck for the Surface Studio still in the back of your head, the touch bar for Photoshop or video editing looked a bit outdated.

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Re:MacBook Pro by jsz0 on Friday October 28, 2016 @12:03AM (#12812975)
I look at my keyboard when I use function keys (no muscle memory) and some symbols I rarely use. Does that make me a bad person? Sorry.
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