Gurman: Cook and Ternus wanted touch-screen Macs, but Apple's industrial design team won a compromise
AndrewSchmidtFC · x · 2026-10-26
Per Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Tim Cook and John Ternus both felt customers had begun expecting touch screens on Macs, but Apple's industrial design team stayed opposed. The compromise: a device where touch is an option but not the primary interface. craigmod quipped the design team was absolutely right.
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