The touchscreen MacBook Apple said it wouldn't make

Steve Jobs once said touchscreen laptops were a terrible idea. Now Apple is shipping one. The Verge's Antonio Di Benedetto tells us all about the new MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR, how MacOS is changing for touch, why a laptop user might want a touchscreen, and whether MacBook and iPad are destined to become one.

Further reading:

• Hands-on with Apple’s touchscreen MacBook Pro (theverge.com/tech/1020549/macbook-studio-touch…)

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• DoorDash is acquiring Instacart for $17 billion (theverge.com/business/1021981/doordash-instaca…)

• Google says its investments in AI are driving more searches (theverge.com/tech/1020811/alphabet-google-earn…)

• Samsung’s expecting the RAM shortage to last until at least 2028. (theverge.com/tech/1022242/samsungs-expecting-t…)

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