14 DAY TRIAL // If you’ve been part of the Apple ecosystem for a long time, you probably know already that the Cupertino-based tech giant calls the MacBook a notebook.
This is the moniker the company has been using for a very long time, even though, let’s be honest about it, the notebook designation is kind of old-school.
It turns out that Apple has finally noticed the transition to laptops as a generic designation for devices with this form factor, so the company has quietly switched from notebooks to laptops pretty much everywhere.
9to5mac writes that Apple is now calling the MacBook a laptop on support documents, Apple Online Store product page, and even within the operating system powering the device. In some cases, however, Apple calls the Mac “a laptop computer.”
“Your Force Touch trackpad doesn't click when it's turned off, because it needs power to provide haptic feedback (like clicks). This applies to Magic Trackpad as well as Force Touch trackpads built into Mac laptop computers,” Apple says in a support document on the trackpad – the emphasis is ours.
Calling the MacBook a laptop makes a lot more sense
The company obviously hasn’t commented on the change, but of course, there’s not much it can say anyway.
Needless to say, few people are still calling their laptops “notebooks,” so Apple’s change of mind makes quite a lot of sense. On the other hand, it would be interesting to hear the reasoning for this quiet migration from notebook to laptop.
In the meantime, Apple is believed to be gearing up for new Mac announcements that would surface this year as part of the second fall event of the company. The Cupertino-based iPhone maker, however, has so far remained completely tight-lipped on everything, so we should just take all the information with a healthy dose of skepticism.