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When Steve Jobs released the iPad in 2010, he said vertical touch surfaces are ergonomically terrible and predicted that touch laptops would fail.

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10/30/2026

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The Touchscreen MacBook and Apple's Delightful Mess: A Deliberate Gamble

youtubeThe Verge10/30/2026

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