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Re:Macbook Pro Touch Bar runs watchOS by joezydeco on Friday October 28, 2016 @10:09AM (#12815975)
I see it as a stepping stone to the touch bar becoming the keyboard. You then have a laptop with no moving parts at all (except the lid hinge I guess).

Obviously yeah, you want tactile feedback and etc etc etc to make it real (don't know if the Taptic gizmo is the right path), but you're one bit closer to the goal with this.

Re:Macbook Pro Touch Bar runs watchOS by oolongCat on Friday October 28, 2016 @10:14AM (#12816032)
Good god that sounds like a nightmare. Its already a pain to use touch-pads on some laptop models where if you rest your wrist on it it will detect it wrong.

And to make matters even worse imagine installing drivers for an os not supported by the manufacturer.

Re:Macbook Pro Touch Bar runs watchOS by rietta on Friday October 28, 2016 @10:37AM (#12816295)
That is a nightmare. I already have a hard enough time typing on the MacBook Pro's keyboard. I use an external mechanical most of the time except when I am away from my desk. I just about get all my real work done at my desk though.
Re:Macbook Pro Touch Bar runs watchOS by devrelm on Friday October 28, 2016 @10:32AM (#12816223)
> Its already a pain to use touch-pads on some laptop models where if you rest your wrist on it it will detect it wrong.

To switch topics to another new "feature", this was my first thought about the 2x-larger touchpad on the new 15" mbp.

Re:Macbook Pro Touch Bar runs watchOS by joezydeco on Friday October 28, 2016 @11:27AM (#12816938)
Yeah I'm not saying it's a good thing, but considering how Apple keeps trying to make the keyboard thinner and thinner this seems like the logical conclusion.