Source: Linus Tech Tips
Linus Tech Tips MacBook prediction: What You Need to Know
THE TL;DW
- Apple’s “Pro and Tell” event revealed a touch-enabled OLED MacBook Pro, called “PROLED XDR,” bringing a Dynamic Island-style cutout to macOS for the first time.
- Linus walks through the new iPad Mini and refreshed iMac alongside the headline MacBook Pro changes, noting the old Linus Tech Tips MacBook prediction about Apple eventually adding touch finally panned out.
- He digs into open questions like how macOS will actually adapt its interface for touch input, plus the new specs and pricing tiers for the 14-inch and 16-inch models.
The Jupiter Take
Apple spent over a decade publicly dismissing touchscreen laptops, so a touch-enabled MacBook Pro is a genuine reversal worth tracking. Linus uses the moment to revisit his own long-standing take that Apple would eventually cave, making this as much a victory-lap commentary video as a specs breakdown.
Context
Apple’s resistance to touchscreen Macs dates back to Steve Jobs’ 2010 declaration that touch surfaces “don’t want to be vertical” and are “ergonomically terrible.” That stance held for 16 years even as rivals like Microsoft’s Surface line and various Chromebooks normalized touch-and-keyboard hybrids, and as Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman repeatedly reported Apple quietly testing touchscreen prototypes behind the scenes.
