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[Frustrated_me]

Why use the touch bar to edit photos and stuff, there is a HUGE trackpad right there?

 

[StarVigil]

Move to "Awkward"

 

[icespide]

my main issue with most of these app specific keys is that I already have memorized keyboard shortcuts for them

 

[CrunchyFrog]

Is that an "Awkward" mail folder?

 

[Owari]

Hahaha that Soylent shoutout. Epic.

 

[MGrant]

Move to "Awkward"

 

[Fuchsdh]

so next gen MBP is just a giant Force Reactive OLED screen with no actual keyboard or touchpad or touchstrip, right?

I doubt it. Tactile response still matters.

Apple does have a bunch of patents related to basically distorting a touchscreen surface to create "buttons", but who knows if the technology is ready. Assuming something like that then I don't think they'd stick to physical keys that long; especially given how many people fry their laptops by dumping liquids through the keys if you can turn that into a sealed surface it's a major bonus to durability.

 

[VeryGooster]

Kinda forgot macOS has PIP now and watching this presentation with it...

 

[Zombie James]

Uhh, that's just duplicating buttons that are already in the UI.

 

[Joel Was Right]

I don't look at my keyboard when working. My eyes remain on the screen. Why would I want to look at an OLED bar to choose a tab, or copy/paste? This is absurd.

 

[Chris R]

I'm

Totally

Stoked

 

[Interfectum]

Seems current gen Apple is all about solving problems that no one had. Who looks at their keyboard while working / typing?

 

[Reversed]

I'm totally stoked broheim

 

[The Albatross]

Is it faster to archive mail using a touch bar button or swiping left or right with two fingers...?

Seems current gen Apple is all about solving problems that no one had.

Great point.

 

[Sony]

Oke that touchbar is pretty nifty.

 

[dc89]

This is great for computer novices, who don't know keyboard shortcuts. But I don't think I'd use a touch bar for something like making text bold.

Pro indeed.

 

[petethepanda]

Would have been a great place for a David Pumpkins reference lol

 

[Ikuu]

Apple gives you a gorgeous retina screen and then wants you to stare at some tiny strip on your keyboard, lol.

 

[Owari]

Is it faster to archive mail using a touch bar button or swiping left or right with two fingers...?

Swiping. The touchbar is primarily for Emoji browsing.

 

[molnizzle]

who the fuck looks at the keyboard when typing?

I definitely look down whenever I need to hit function keys or any other keyboard shortcut that isn't copy/paste.

 

[digitaldevmike]

Does apple have any plans to make portable workstations again? You know... PRO stuff?

 

[nature boy]

This is a usability nightmare IMO

 

[CrunchyFrog]

Later today there are going to be tons of articles proclaiming that the function keys are the most important thing on a computer, and their removal signals the downfall of Apple.

Except you still have literally all of the functionality of the original function keys without any additional hardware or effort on the part of the user.

 

[D4Danger]

peck
peck
look up
peck
look around
peck
peck
look up

productivity -5000%

 

[Darryl M R]

Man I'm so happy about how easy it will be for me to send eggplant emojis.

 

[Rocky Raccoon]

How much battery does the Touch ID eat up?

 

[xxracerxx]

who the fuck looks at the keyboard when typing?

People who need word suggestions.

 

[GuyKazama]

I don't look at my keyboard when working. My eyes remain on the screen. Why would I want to look at an OLED bar to choose a tab, or copy/paste? This is absurd.

Yes, but emoji.

 

[Fuchsdh]

Seems current gen Apple is all about solving problems that no one had. Who looks at their keyboard while working / typing?

Welcome to the world of non-power users.

 

[Warnen]

So instead of making a fucking touch screen like the surface/ipad they just crammed all the touch shit into a bar on the keyboard?

 

[Dany]

This is great for computer novices, who don't know keyboard shortcuts. But I don't think I'd use a touch bar for something like making text bold.

Pro indeed.

Pretty much. :/

 

[faisal233]

I love how the guy is looking at his keyboard the whole time to do anything, thats exactly why you want a 15" screen, to look at the keyboard.

 

[sechsterangriff]

I will miss these.

How ironic that the "Pro" verssion of a product is actively alienating the more "pro" or enthusiast segment of their customer base...

 

[MGrant]

I can make my text bold by taking my eyes off the screen and awkwardly poking at the top of my keyboard, or I can press command+B. I can use suggested words, or I can just type with the keyboard in front of me. What is an actual professional going to get from this bullshit?

 

[No_Style]

You know. Why doesn't apple have their displays touch screen???

Fingerprints is the first reason I thought of. I don't mind a tablet full of fingerprints but my monitor? It bugs me.

 

[giga]

who the fuck looks at the keyboard when typing?

For the function keys? All the time.

 

[dc89]

Ok this changes the way I'd switch GAF tabs.

 

[The Albatross]

What if I told you we were revolutionizing the professional notebook?







"Communicating is all about emoji now."



Otherwise...

"We've optimized the MacBook input for apps that nobody uses."

 

[dude]

Yeah, instead of finishing typing that word I'd just travel my finger all the way over to the Touch Bar.

I'm actually not really getting that whole Touch Bar thing. Even if I can customize it, I never look at my keyboard when I type - Without physical keys it'll be pretty hard to find my what I want on the bar.

 

[HighResTomato]

Emojis... future of human communication. This weeks South Park episode seems very relevant to this Macbook.

 

[Frustrated_me]

This looks harder to use actually, it really looks slower than how I would use a PRO device.

 

[radios shipping overview]

Yes, that is totally the kind of thing an Apple exec would buy.

 

[Aiii]

Those porn thumbnails on your touch bar are going to be very hard to explain at work.

 

[sankt-Antonio]

Oh god, nano thumbnails. Yes awesome ....

 

[killertofu]

This is the dumbest thing in the world.

Yes as a pro my most requested feature was a FUCKING EMOJI BAR.


Goddamnit apple

 

[SynthFetish]

Except you still have literally all of the functionality of the original function keys without any additional hardware or effort on the part of the user.

Exactly!

 

[StudioTan]

Apple gives you a gorgeous retina screen and then wants you to stare at some tiny strip on your keyboard, lol.

Yeah, it seems pretty awkward, I'm not staring at my keyboard when I'm typing.

 

[Hoo-doo]

Uhh, that's just duplicating buttons that are already in the UI.

Yeah, hotkeys. So you don't have to drag the mouse towards these buttons in the first place. They are contextual and only meant to make things simpler.

 

[Ensirius]

Those porn thumbnails on your touch bar are going to be very hard to explain at work.

I read that as poem.

 

[Joel Was Right]

Photos app, emoji's...

I'm out.