Apple (AAPL) Is Working on Adding Touch Screens to Macs in Major Turnabout

Mark Gurman

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Apple Inc. is working on adding touch screens to its Mac computers, a move that would defy long-held company orthodoxy and embrace an approach that co-founder Steve Jobs once called "ergonomically terrible."

Apple engineers are actively engaged in the project, indicating that the company is seriously considering producing touch-screen Macs for the first time, according to people familiar with the efforts. Still, a launch hasn't been finalized and the plans could change.