Turns out the tech world opened fire declaring the Touch Bar dead. Apple removed the assembled input device from the 14- and 16-inch versions of the MacBook Pro in late 2021, after years of trying to keep that flame burning. But it won’t go into that good night lightly. The bar made a surprise reappearance during today’s WWDC keynote, displaying a p above the keyboard on M2 Pro 13 inch.
Why? Your predictions are as good as ours at this point, but the simple answer seems to be that the company isn’t ready for a full body redesign, despite the internal changes. . Does this mean that the Touch Bar is set to rise like a phoenix and recapture the market?
That would be a “probably not” from me. It’s certainly been a fan for many years, but for most users, the additional ultra-slim touchscreen isn’t enough to justify its existence. For now, however, believers are glad to have risen to witness another day, one of only two MacBook M2s currently in the world. Effectively, you’re trading the Touch Bar for MagSafe found in the new Air and larger Pro. Personally, I know which one I would choose.
The new Pro will start at $1,299 for the 8-core model, when it launches later this month.
