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Re:Apple says no fun allowed on the Touch Bar by tn13 on Monday October 31, 2016 @04:13PM (#12840494)
The primary reason for this may not be that Apple does not want you to do it but it is probably the hardware and software that powers this feature is probably not robust enough to handle that creative potential. In short this is a substandard piece you are buying.

I will be surprised if someone does not hack and if apple does not provide a proper API support to modify and have fun with this feature.

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Re:Apple says no fun allowed on the Touch Bar by matt4077 on Monday October 31, 2016 @04:23PM (#12840604)
Well they showed a dj using it to control a synthesizer during the keynote, so I think (in short) that was a substandard comment I was reading.
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Re:Apple says no fun allowed on the Touch Bar by tn13 on Monday October 31, 2016 @04:59PM (#12840876)
What do you think is the delta between orchestrated demo v/s real usability of a particular feature ?
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Re:Apple says no fun allowed on the Touch Bar by matt4077 on Monday October 31, 2016 @08:32PM (#12842358)
Well he was using it. I'm quite sure they didn't fake it. I'm absolutely sure I couldn't do it.

I'm also remain very certain that Apple is not trying to discourage people from using this thing because it only has a life span of whatever hours of active use. How I know it? Because they have been selling touchscreens for ten years now, under much stronger constraints, without any such shenanigans. And also because it is an incredibly stupid theory.

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