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MacBook choices reshaped laptops for 20 years as PC industry followed Apple

Apple’s MacBook lineup is seen as having reset expectations in the laptop market over the past 20 years, according to a report cited by Engadget. The article traces Apple’s notebook strategy from early portable Macs through the Intel processor shift and unibody designs to the wedge-shaped MacBook Air and Retina displays. It also highlights controversy over port removals and the Touch Bar. It says Apple silicon, starting with M1 in 2020, intensified competition over performance and battery life.