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Steve Jobs Said It Wouldn’t Work. But a Touchscreen MacBook Is Really Happening?! | One More Thing

A new report sheds details on Apple’s potential touchscreen MacBook that could arrive this year, and how it could complement the point-and-click interface of MacOS. CNET’s Bridget Carey explains why the news has her excited, along with what big products Apple may show off at an event next week. You can find the products mentioned…

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A new report sheds details on Apple’s potential touchscreen MacBook that could arrive this year, and how it could complement the point-and-click interface of MacOS. CNET’s Bridget Carey explains why the news has her excited, along with what big products Apple may show off at an event next week.

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Read more about Apple’s rumored touchscreen MacBooks on CNET.com
Steve Jobs Said a Touchscreen MacBook Wouldn’t Work. But Times Have Changed

0:00 A Touchscreen MacBook?
0:39 Wild Year for Apple Gadgets. Foldables, Touchscreens and Colorful MacBooks
1:34 iPads and Macs Blurring Together
3:46 See You at the March 4 Event

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  1. @CNET

    February 27, 2026 at 2:34 pm

    Read more about Apple’s rumored touchscreen MacBooks on CNET.com: Steve Jobs Said a Touchscreen MacBook Wouldn’t Work. But Times Have Changed

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  14. @MagnusElpron

    February 27, 2026 at 7:03 pm

    They ll do Anything but merging the ipad and macbook when it would be the right thing to do

  15. @infinitepower1449

    February 27, 2026 at 7:18 pm

    Bridgett’s back 🎉

  16. @mirainoivuyo984

    February 27, 2026 at 7:24 pm

    No God Please No. Apple ruined iPads as a touch device with iPadOS 26. For Mac to be a touch device is going to ruin the Mac for me.

  17. @aj_introduction

    February 27, 2026 at 7:28 pm

    Does anyone think that Apple will add Haptic Touch within the screen ?

  18. @RBBBBBBBBB533

    February 27, 2026 at 7:32 pm

    I think Steve Jobs was right. I had a dell xps touchscreen laptop for 6 years and literally never used the touchscreen. Infact it was more annoying because it would jump the cursor around when I was pointing to the screen to show someone something etc.

  19. @switch2linux

    February 27, 2026 at 7:37 pm

    That’s ridiculous.

  20. @Rsdvd5

    February 27, 2026 at 7:53 pm

    Good video

  21. @barrydraper

    February 27, 2026 at 8:09 pm

    Apple Intelligence?! That’s an oxymoron. 😜

  22. @dudemetoo2053

    February 27, 2026 at 8:09 pm

    YAWN… Apple seems to be grasping at straws to find the Next New Thing. What can we expect in 2027? The ThinkPad’s little red Nipple on the laptop?

  23. @needleontherecord

    February 27, 2026 at 8:17 pm

    Can’t believe Apple is going to invent the touchscreen Laptop

  24. @Havencitx

    February 27, 2026 at 8:20 pm

    bro really said steve ain’t here

  25. @wwp2181

    February 27, 2026 at 8:21 pm

    That’s because they’ll be the gesture controls from the Apple Vision Pro, not actually touching the screen – THIS is the way!

  26. @therobratto89

    February 28, 2026 at 12:28 am

    How about no.

  27. @SpicyHotPot12

    February 28, 2026 at 12:37 am

    I just want one device, not a Mac and ipad. Never gonna happen, but I can dream.

  28. @minhlede

    February 28, 2026 at 1:46 am

    steve jobs is still right

  29. @BretHart-w7h

    February 28, 2026 at 2:25 am

    Apple is out of ideas. So they are doing things they originally opposed. The real issue Apple is facing is, along with a lack of innovation, how do they continue to grow when AI, disruptions to pc hardware, economic volatility, and dystopian government policies are moving at a lightening-fast pace.

  30. @manbearkremer

    February 28, 2026 at 2:39 am

    They have been prepping MacOS for touch for a while in the way the UI and how phone apps can run directly on your Mac

  31. @RogerVenden-w8h

    February 28, 2026 at 2:42 am

    Love your videos, Bridget. You are the absolute best!

  32. @pstha4537

    February 28, 2026 at 2:52 am

    Windows 11 laptop has anti glare screen + touchscreen already.

  33. @MaxxKoggen

    February 28, 2026 at 3:58 am

    Apple’s User testing team sucked at doing something basic. No one uses a touch laptop screen as a primary use. Your arm gets fatigued because you want to do everything through touch. It was stupid.

  34. @NickRobinson-ri4hu

    February 28, 2026 at 4:46 am

    Interesting, can’t see how it’ll work without the screen detaching cause of the fatigue issue but clearly they think something will work so let’s see

  35. @lemhobbs4628

    February 28, 2026 at 5:18 am

    I’ve been a Windows user since XP and was excited about the first laptop touchscreen. After the novelty wore off, it was literally just a laptop. Jobs is right, it’s not needed … UNLESS it’s a 3in1 like the HP Envy I have but I also have a MacBook Pro and its used way more than the Envy.

  36. @MisterWhatWhat

    February 28, 2026 at 5:32 am

    Why would an OEM moving to touchscreen make you completely switch? Have you tried not using the touchscreen?

  37. @3217666

    February 28, 2026 at 8:27 am

    So is the track pad going away? Love how apple thinks it’s all or nothing with touch. And that there needs to be a different interaction because the screen can be touched. It doesn’t. I almost never use the touch screen when using the laptop on a table. But when I use a laptop in my lap, I found the touch screen much better in supporting navigation throughout use, especially for things like scrolling or quickly jumping right to selecting an item. Love how apple thinks we all have to interact with a computer in exactly the way apple wants us to interact with a computer rather than letting people have the option for a different way. Must kill than when someone uses a standard mouse, or a trackball or anything other than what they intended.

  38. @john_mccarthy_hi

    February 28, 2026 at 10:46 am

    “he’s not here anymore!” she needs to be fired immediately what disrespect

  39. @jeff2tc99

    February 28, 2026 at 11:22 am

    i have had a touchscreen Dell for 10 years. I only use the touch features when there is catastrophic keyboard failure. Reaching over the keyboard is ridiculous. It is a backwards step for the Mac design. Bring back Ives as a consultant – please.

  40. @mountart2

    February 28, 2026 at 11:59 am

    Uh, doesn’t Apple already have it… it’s called an iPad

  41. @JSmith-nu4bl

    February 28, 2026 at 12:45 pm

    0:25 Such disrespect from this karen, imagine how his widow and children must feel

  42. @ilya222-d4l

    February 28, 2026 at 1:27 pm

    the same level crap idea as touch bar

  43. @DanielWilliams-b8d

    February 28, 2026 at 2:04 pm

    I hear a lot of people quoting that same Steve Jobs clip. We need to keep in-mind that Jobs thought HE knew what was best for everyone else or at least what they wanted. It is like “options” did not exist in his vocabulary.

  44. @mattdhargett

    February 28, 2026 at 2:53 pm

    I loved loved loved my Surface Book 2, both in laptop and in “tent” mode because I could use touch, mouse/touchpad, OR keyboard for whatever was the most immediate for the specific app interaction/goal. If they offer this OLED MacBook in a Max 128GB (or 256GB) RAM configuration, I’ll trade in my M4 Max MacBook Pro on day one.

  45. @mikecoshan3752

    February 28, 2026 at 3:38 pm

    Welcome back Bridget is really wasn’t the same without you… missed your fun & lovely presenting style that no other person has managed ❤️ Also I’d love it if they made an option to download Mac OS onto my iPad m4 pro 13 inch id buy that for a dollar

  46. @ASmith-hb4ed

    February 28, 2026 at 3:48 pm

    Apple is 20 years beind on touchscreen technology for the MacBook. Almost everything is touchscreen right now: your car screen to your oven. Apple will market this as revolutionary new technology for the MacBook. sighhhh…

  47. @davidstulc

    February 28, 2026 at 4:22 pm

    WHAT IF… the MacBook camera would understand the same hand gestures as the Apple Vision Pro?!

  48. @singhfamily31

    February 28, 2026 at 6:39 pm

    I have a 🌹 rose gold mac book, so they kinda already come in pinkish color.

  49. @8VStXWrCgHqCE5ZznwZxZfjuS3z8Sb

    February 28, 2026 at 6:50 pm

    Bridget, please collab with Joanna Stern.

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