Why Apple Finally Killed the Touch Bar on the MacBook Pro
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With the release of the new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro, Apple decided to get rid of the highly controversial Touch Bar. Here's why.
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Apple kills 13-inch MacBook Pro, finishes off Touch Bar for good
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The M2 MacBook Pro is phenomenal - but man, I'm going to miss the Touch Bar
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Apple just killed off the last Mac with a Touch Bar - 9to5Mac
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Touch Bar OLED panel, T2, Discontinued
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The 13-Inch MacBook Pro Is Gone, Taking the Touch Bar With It #shorts
New 13-Inch MacBook Pro Kills Apple's Butterfly Keyboard for Good - WSJ
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Apple waves goodbye to the last Touch Bar Mac • The Register
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Revised MacBook Pro 13 scheduled for March 8 release with Apple M2, a Touch Bar, no notch and no ProMotion display - News
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Touch Bar OLED panel, T2, Discontinued
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Apple removed the Touch Bar. But Why?, by Youssef Mohamed, The Techlife
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Apple MacBook Pro: Hands-on with the new and improved Magic Keyboard version - CNET
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Apple Touch Bar: End of an era: After 7 years, Apple bids farewell to controversial Touch Bar with launch of new M3 MacBook Pro - The Economic Times