Seems pretty obvious that some future Macs will have touch screens or larger iPads will run MacOS.
I’d buy a Surface Studio style iMac in a heartbeat.
I’d buy a Surface Studio style iMac in a heartbeat.
Probably not. Apple has said they've prototyped touch screen Macs and from a UI/UX perspective, it doesn't really work. They've recently downplayed touchscreen Mac talk recently [1].
What Apple has shown is iPadOS becoming more like macOS, supporting a keyboard and a mouse instead of the other way around.
I have a 2-in-1 Surface on loan and it's not particularly good at being a laptop or a tablet because of the design tradeoffs that have to be made. Apple is unlikely to make such a device unless there's some kind of UI/UX breakthrough.
[1]: https://9to5mac.com/2020/11/12/apple-touchscreen-mac-intervi...
Again, not to rule anything out but I wouldn't hold my breath.
Not expecting them to, but maybe one day.
They say it's some fridge and microwave whatever excuse, but the real reason is money. The M1 chip itself lowers their costs by almost $3B.