Then all MacBook Pros should have the touch bar if they're going to keep it (no 13 inch two port version without one).
It's strange to me that the Airs and the MacBook Pro without touch bar exist.
There's a reason the 13" two port weaker version is so popular.
Because the MacBook is substantially slower than the MBA, has fewer ports, and a higher starting price?
I'd love to replace my aging MBA, but the MacBook is too much money for not enough machine. (And I don't love the expensive new MBPs.)
I'm fine with the touch bar being a premium feature, I just don't want to pay that premium.
IMO, the cheaper models still exist so they still have some chance of selling into education.