Apple kills the non-Touch Bar MacBook Pro

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Post by modeless » Tue, Jul 09, 2019, 4:07 PM UTC

Apple kills the non-Touch Bar MacBook Pro
engadget.com

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Post by 0x54D5 » Tue, Jul 09, 2019, 4:20 PM UTC

The escape is not buying an Apple computer.

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Post by sincerely » Tue, Jul 09, 2019, 4:26 PM UTC

The non-touch bar pro that was previously available was a pretty old model, right? First generation butterfly keyboard?

If that's the case I'm not sure it makes sense to read too much into this. They will probably reintroduce a non-touch bar option when they refresh the pro line later this year.

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Post by jtdev » Tue, Jul 09, 2019, 4:26 PM UTC

It’s unfortunate that so many design decisions are made with little regard for the true utility of what’s being designed, of which the touch bar has essentially zero.

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Post by hartator » Tue, Jul 09, 2019, 4:27 PM UTC

Hum, aren’t there rumors that say we are going to have the refresh of the MacBook line this fall?

I would be sad is they do kill the MacBook 12”.

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Post by ngngngng » Tue, Jul 09, 2019, 4:28 PM UTC

Disclaimer: I like the touchbar. I swapped escape and caps lock, installed Pock, and never looked back.

This is my last MacBook. Xubuntu on a Thinkpad x1 carbon works great for everything I do, at a fraction of the price, with a keyboard the doesn't stop working with dust, and with more than just USB-C.

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Post by touchMyApples » Tue, Jul 09, 2019, 4:31 PM UTC

This is Apple's way of blowing out the last of their unpopular inventory. People are avoiding it, but they have laptops to move.

It will go away in a year or two, but they need to apply a marketing rationale (newer! better!) to their course change.

We all know it sucks, but PR says they need to save face.

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Post by nnx » Tue, Jul 09, 2019, 4:33 PM UTC

hartator wrote: post #5

Hum, aren’t there rumors that say we are going to have the refresh of the MacBook line this fall? I would be sad is they do kill the MacBook 12”.

They did kill it today. Not available anymore.

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Post by docker_up » Tue, Jul 09, 2019, 4:33 PM UTC

I will never ever buy a MacBook Pro if they don't get rid of the TouchBar. The sheer arrogance of Apple to think they know better than their customers infuriates me. I only use a 2018 MacBook Pro because work supplied it, and because my 2015 MacBook battery was dying and the only option the IT department gave me was to upgrade to the 2018 model.

I may simply go back to Windows at home if that's the case, and will use a Windows Laptop at work if possible. Seriously, fuck Apple for this arrogance.

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Post by retrac98 » Tue, Jul 09, 2019, 4:33 PM UTC

99%+ of my usage of the touchbar is pressing escape, adjusting screen brightness, speaker volume, or accessing music controls.

All of these worked flawlessly when I had physical keys, but now it's hard to know what I'm pressing without looking, and sometimes the controls become unresponsive to touches or drags.

I'm a programmer/business owner, so perhaps it's useful for other sorts of creative professionals, but it feels like a total gimmick to me.

I applaud Apple's innovative spirit, but the touchbar wasn't useful at launch, it isn't useful now, and they don't seem to have put any effort into making it better. I hope they kill it with the next Macbook pro release and just go the touchscreen route like everyone else.