THE MACBOOK TOUCH BAR WAS TOO EARLY AND DIDN'T DESERVE TO DIE
apple killed the touch bar in 2021 because nobody knew what to do with it
now imagine it in 2026:
> custom claude code prompt buttons right on your keyboard
> live token usage counter updating in real time
> quick action buttons for /plan, /compact, /goal without typing
> model switcher between opus, sonnet, haiku with one tap
> live build status showing pass/fail right on the bar
the touch bar was a solution looking for a problem and AI coding tools ARE that problem
apple removed it right before it would have actually made sense
if apple had kept the function keys and added the touch bar alongside them, this would have been perfect. bring it back now as an AI coding bar on the next macbook pro and it would sell out instantly
the touch bar wasn't a bad idea, it was just 5 years too early