Overview
- Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reiterates that a touchscreen OLED MacBook Pro is now expected in late 2026 or early 2027 after an earlier late‑2025 target slipped.
- Analyst Ming‑Chi Kuo says the model is expected to enter mass production by late 2026, though Apple has not announced the product.
- Gurman indicates touch could expand to other Macs only if the initial reception is strong.
- The move would reverse Apple’s long‑standing stance against touch on Macs, as previously stated by Craig Federighi and Steve Jobs.
- Coverage cites tapering iPad sales, stronger Mac demand, and ubiquitous touchscreen Windows laptops as pressures behind the shift, with one report attributing the delay to OLED supply constraints.