MacBook Pro's Touch Bar tech was a Microsoft idea first
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Apple might have just gotten to the Touch Bar with its new MacBook Pro, but according to a new report, Microsoft was working on similar adaptive keyboard technology as early as 1999.
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First Touch Bar MacBook Pro models will become vintage on July 31
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Microsoft was working on its own Touchscreen OLED panel before
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Apple is reportedly working on MacBooks with touchscreens
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M1 Air: First Impressions — Basic Apple Guy
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Apple looks ahead with the new MacBook Pro
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Apple just told the world it has no idea who the Mac is for
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Wait, There's Still a Touch Bar on the New MacBook Pro?
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Here's how I got better battery life for my MacBook Pro - CNET
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The Touch Bar Windows almost had - a decade before the MacBook Pro