The worst part is that, looking at the image, it looks like there's plenty of room to have both. The trackpad is massive - why not shrink it a little bit, move

The worst part is that, looking at the image, it looks like there's plenty of room to have both. The trackpad is massive - why not shrink it a little bit, move the keyboard closer to the front, and add the touchbar on top? Hell, why not do that to transition for a model lifecylce or two and then go ahead and replace the function keys altogether once people have had time to adapt? (Of course, the answer is that this is a laptop that's marketed to freshmen film and music students, not professionals or engineers...)