MacBook Touch

Rumors were widely circulating that Apple planned to launch a touch screen laptop, the MacBook Touch. During a conference call on July 21, 2008, Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer referred to a "future product transition," but offered no further details. The statement sparked interest throughout the blogosphere, with MacDailyNews quoting an anonymous tipster as saying the MacBook Touch could be available by October 2008.^{1 2} While the possibility of an eventual MacBook Touch remains, no such device was announced at the October 14 Apple MacBook event.

Fast Facts

1. July 2008: Rumors circulated that Apple planned to introduce a touch screen laptop computer¹
2. MacDailyNews tipster said MacBook Touch could be available by October 2008²
3. Tipster wrote, "Think MacBook screen, possibly a bit smaller, in glass with iPhone-like, but fuller-featured Multi-Touch. Gesture library. Full Mac OS X."²
4. Rumors prompted by a statement from Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer during a conference call¹
5. Oppenheimer mentioned "future product transition" and delivering "state-of-the-art new products that our competitors just aren't going to be able to match"¹
6. Rumors have not been substantiated

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