[toyg]

> I mostly run Windows on my late-2013 15" MBPR

It's safe to say you're not really Apple's target market :)

Personally, I won't believe this OLED thingie until I actually see it with my own eyes, but with the right support in the OS APIs, might turn out to be a shot in the arm for the laptop concept. Imagine replacing the whole keyboard with an ipad-like touchscreen? Sure, abhorrent for a programmer, but quite exciting for everyone else. I wouldn't be surprised if this was the actual long-term endgame, for which an OLED strip is just a trial balloon.

[Stratoscope]

Sorry you got downvoted. FWIW, I upvoted your comment - I pretty much always upvote replies to my comments, whether I agree or not, just to thank people for engaging in a conversation with me. The only exception is when someone is rude or nasty, which you certainly weren't. :-)

That said, I'm not sure I agree. It's not just programmers who benefit from physical keyboards, but everyone who types. And that's a lot of people. I've tried typing on an iPad and an Android tablet, and it's pretty awkward compared with a physical keyboard.

OTOH, a friend has a touchscreen ThinkPad, and while she is a touch typist, she uses the touchscreen all the time. It makes me a little crazy to see her tapping the screen to do things that would be much easier with the TrackPoint or touchpad and buttons, but I just bite my tongue and let her have at it. :-)

[grzm]

Or maybe replacing/expanding the trackpad, something similar to 10gui?[0] Less downside to replace the function row as a trial balloon than the trackpad. And keep the keyboard!

[0]: http://10gui.com

[jshevek]

You might find this interesting:

https://www.cnet.com/products/lenovo-yoga-book/review/