Debate over what a touchscreen MacBook means for the iPad
Technology · First reported 1 Nov, 18:00 · Updated 18:16

Coverage considers whether Apple’s touchscreen MacBook Pro could compete with the iPad, while a separate opinion piece questions whether the laptop needs a touchscreen.
- A Bloomberg podcast discusses whether Apple’s touchscreen MacBook Pro will compete with the iPad.
- A TechRadar opinion piece says its author is unconvinced that the MacBook Pro needs a touchscreen.
- The supplied coverage raises questions about both the touchscreen MacBook’s relationship to the iPad and the rationale for adding touch to the MacBook Pro.
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- Products discussed
- Apple’s touchscreen MacBook Pro and iPad
- Bloomberg podcast participants
- Mark Gurman and Chris Welch
- TechRadar author’s view
- The author is unconvinced that the MacBook Pro needs a touchscreen.
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