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by matthewd 5728 days ago
my guess is a touch display on a new mac book pro line
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That's where I'd put my money, too. Several weeks ago I was sitting at my laptop and I wanted to scroll down on a web page I was reading. I instinctively wrapped my hand around the bottom-right corner of my monitor and brushed the screen with my thumb.

A week later I was in an Apple store and a young kid walked up to an iMac and said "ooh, I bet this is a touch screen". It wasn't, of course, but it made me wonder if Apple hasn't been quietly training a generation of people to expect to be able to touch the screen. Maybe that's what the much-maligned glass displays has been about: user preparation for the inevitable day.

Touch screen is perfect for iPad, makes no sense for laptops (at least in current form factor). Also, MacBooks have wonderful multitouch trackpads…