Apple CEO John Ternus explained Apple's thinking on the MacBook Pro's new touch capabilities in an interview with .Despite the addition of a touch display, Apple still sees the MacBook Pro as an indirect input device.From Ternus: Apple has in the past said it would not converge its iPad and Mac lines because they served two different functions.
Hardware chief Johny Srouji and marketing chief Greg Joswiak were also interviewed.Srouji told that display technology, Apple silicon chips, and software have evolved enough to meet Apple's "bar" for touch integration.Joswiak said pro users were waiting for touch, and that a generation of "young creators" expect touch capabilities.
Apple's version of a touchscreen laptop has a redesigned thermal architecture to keep the display from feeling hot, an anti-reflective display coating that's Apple says won't need more cleaning than a standard display, and a reinforced hinge that keeps the screen stable when touch pressure is applied.The new OLED MacBook Pro models are available for pre-order today and will launch on November 6.Pricing starts at $2,899.
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