Than, to your horror, here is how it looks (1). Thankfully it was only used on the Gen 2 of the X1 Carbon. The thing is, the concept of the touchbar (especially as technically implemented by Apple with a matte texture) is actually great. The great mistake was having it replace the Fn-row. If it was placed above the Fn-row, the touchbar would have been great. (1) [this video]
it already is a copy [link] [this video] they already went back on it because it wasnt apple quality. apple always waits until its refined, but you cant give them credit for creating the idea.
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