Steven Levy on the New MacBook Pro, With, Yes, a Touchscreen

Steven Levy, writing at Wired with the scoop on the new MacBook Pros ( News+ link ): This turnaround is a big deal to Apple fans. Ternus shrugs off the drama. “The Mac is first and foremost an indirect input device, built around the trackpad and keyboard. But I think there’s times when it’s comfortable and handy to have touch.” Ternus and Apple want to make sure that the Mac faithful don’t panic that the 42-year-old franchise is losing its identity to Apple’s gangbusters mobile products. “We nee