Bad news for MacBook Pro 2017 Touch Bar users.

Apple has just added the 2017 MacBook Pro with Touch Bar to its list of "vintage" products after it turned five years old since its market launch. This means the company will stop supporting new software and cannot guarantee the availability of replacement parts in case the machine malfunctions and needs repair.

Furthermore, users of this product line will not have the opportunity to update to macOS 14, codenamed Sonoma, for their devices. The new operating system version is expected to be officially released along with iOS 17 and iPad OS 17 in mid-September. The upcoming macOS Sonoma update will only be compatible with MacBook models released from 2018 onwards.

The Touch Bar first appeared on the 2016 MacBook Pro.

However, only the model equipped with the Touch Bar task control strip has had its support discontinued. Despite being released in the same year, the MacBook Pro without a Touch Bar (the one with two Thunderbolt ports) still has an additional year of sales because Apple did not upgrade this device in 2018, continuing to distribute the 2017 version across the system. Even so, all 2017 MacBooks have had their major macOS updates discontinued. Instead, the devices only receive security patches and a few minor performance tweaks, but even this process doesn't last more than two years.

Last year, Apple relegated the 2016 MacBook Pro Touch Bar to the "antique" category. This was also the first model to integrate a touch-sensitive strip above the physical keyboard for controlling some basic tasks, and it was a model that brought about a major design change, considered a complete overhaul of its exterior, and received many positive reviews from the community.

However, the 2016 and 2017 models became more notorious for the butterfly keyboard sticking issue – a new keyboard design that Apple had heavily promoted. The problem was so serious that it led to class-action lawsuits, forcing Apple to publicly admit fault and compensate users with a product recall and free keyboard replacement program.

Khanh Linh

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