Why Macs Don't Have Touch Screens

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The Mac is not only an integral part of Apple’s ecosystem today, but it’s also the longest-running product in the company’s history. Dating back to 1984. In fact, the Macintosh existed before Apple even had an ecosystem of different products. And that puts it in a unique position today. Compared to more recent releases like the Apple Watch, iPad, and iPhone, the Mac uses an entirely different type of technology: A mouse and keyboard, instead of a touch screen. This has caused many people to wonder whether or not Apple would eventually add a touch screen to the Mac, and therefore make it’s operating system touch-based like on every other product they offer. But ever since reporters and customers began asking this question, Apple has remained adamant that a multi-touch Mac doesn’t make sense. And we’re going to find out why in this video.

[helantopia]

i have a touch display on my dell because I thought I’d use it a lot... I never use it and forget it’s there until I try to wipe away some dust and all my windows suddenly close -.-

[animal_]

I used a touchscreen laptop for years and when i finally upgraded to a desktop i had to unlearn a bunch of behaviors that were only possible on a touchscreen, so it really does add something.

[Elusivehawk]

I'll be honest, I've been using a Surface for a while now, and I love the touchscreen. I can use it as a laptop with full Windows 10, a drawing tablet, or just an eReader. It's an insanely flexible device.

[Breadman-kd]

Every time I show my dad something on my Mac he tries tapping the screen. I must have told him almost a 100 times now, that it doesn’t have a touch screen. He has an iPhone and an IPad, so I think his intuition tells him that a Mac also has one. But omg the trackpad on those machines are phenomenal, who would need a touch display?

[mrsmilescam]

"Don't touch me there."

- Laptop

[michaelvo-chau]

My Mac is on a laptop stand and I don't even lift my hands up to use the Touch Bar lol

[keco]

A touch screen Mac with a touch version of macOS is called an iPad

[diabolic]

Apple 3 years later : Now our macbook supports touch screen and it enables the user to use the macbook in the ways that never have been possible before😂😂

[hebakhalid]

I use it 40% of times. It’s great but you usually have to awkwardly grip the screen with your other hand

[joeljededemekong]

Personally, I use a 2 in 1 hp specter to work on Krita and blender and to me, the touch screen was really needed

[MrMoose-mfoy]

I’ve honestly never felt the need to touch my screen lol. My cursor and keyboard are far more accurate than my big, grubby hands. I even bought a keyboard and mouse for my iPad when I need to do productive work. Touch is just not as quick, and can be uncomfortable to use over long periods of productivity.

[entertainmenttogo]

The Smoothest Transition or the Sponsor I’ve ever seen.

[flamez]

I swear this dude has the smoothest sponser transitions in history lol

[nuanced]

So, I'm new to the Apple ecosystem. I just bought my first iPhone a couple of months ago and I'm now considering buying a MacBook next, before diving into the deeper ecosystem. Your videos have been really helpful in getting me to understand what's so great about Apple and in convincing me to fully dive into the ecosystem to enjoy the full benefits of the walled garden. They're always on such insightful and very helpful topics. Thank you for your invaluable service.

[hjehje]

I'm not a Mac user, but I have a touchscreen on my Windows laptop and I really like it. I use it primarily to read long pdf documents. It's handy to be able to scroll the document using my thumb. It doesn't sound too impressive, but it is a pleasure to use.

[MarcHatePage]

my experience with touchscreens on laptops is kinda limited, but the times I used it I just got annoyed by the laptop "wobbling" and not being stable enough while getting touched on the screen

[devsehgal]

If I am honest, I wouldn’t want a touch screen Mac, it should be an extra.

[joshuaelectronics]

I never know I had a touch screen till 3 seconds ago

[James_Edward]

A touchscreen is one of those things where you don’t realize how much it helps until you have one and then you wonder why anyone would not make their laptops without a touchscreen. If you don’t need it then you don’t have to use it but whether you use it almost never or you use it a lot, you will still use it for certain things because it makes certain tasks so much easier.

[AS-rimb]

My work laptop has a touch screen and I love it. I feel like Tony Stark lmao