Apple might make Macs with touch screens and there are more Windows models with them, too. Is a touch-screen laptop worth it for you?

Touchscreens might seem like the must-have feature, but Apple's decision to keep them off of their MacBook laptops is actually a smart move.

Apple also has concerns that touch-screen Macs could cannibalise iPad sales. But rivals have increasingly added touch screens to personal computers, putting pressure on Apple to do the same.

But the laptop’s screen would support touch input and gestures — just like an iPhone or iPad. Over time, Apple could expand touch support to more of its Mac models.

Apple's always said it won't make a touchscreen laptop, but that could be changing. Here's what you need to know about why Apple doesn't make a touchscreen Mac, but could do in the future.

I'll preface this by saying that I've used lots of touch-screen Windows laptops and have been using Apple's Touch Bar for a while now (on a Late 2016 15.4-inch MacBook Pro).

The head of Apple's software business explains to CNET why we won't be seeing an iMac or other Apple computers with a touch screen. Shara Tibken was a managing editor at CNET News, overseeing a ...

In 2010, Apple co-founder Steve Jobs described the concept of a computer with a touchscreen – then an emerging trend among the company’s competitors – as “ergonomically terrible.” ...

Since the intro of Apple's touch UI, touch screen laptops have become popular in the Windows laptop world. Starting with two-in-ones and now on all types of laptop designs, the optional touch ...

Apple co-founder Steve Jobs had argued against having computer users to touch an upright screen, saying it doesn't work. In 2010, Jobs said touch surfaces don't want to be vertical.

Apple is reportedly working on touchscreen MacBooks. Although the plans aren’t finalized, Bloomberg’s sources say that touch-friendly Apple laptops could arrive in 2025. For a company that has ...

You just can’t operate a touch bar without having to put your eyes on the keyboard. Also, the touch bar becomes utterly useless when you use the laptop as a desktop computer: in a stand, with an ...