GOODBYE, TOUCH BAR, YOU HELD INCREDIBLE PROMISE

Summary from the TLDR Design newsletter

When the Touch Bar launched, it felt like touching the future. It was an OLED strip that recognized touch and replaced the function row of keys on the 2016 MacBook Pro. The problem was the Touch Bar never quite got out of the proof-of-concept phase, despite being in the majority of MacBook Pros made between late 2016 and 2019. Due to its low interest among developers and low usage among Apple’s laptop users, the TouchBar has been discontinued in the new line of MacBooks.