

The new MacBook Pro, which replaces the 15-inch version, is Apple's most direct response to the backlash.

"Think of the new MacBook Pro keyboard as a happy medium between the two," he says. CNET Editor Scott Stein says it's not quite like the old-school MacBook keyboard in his first take. Apple said it's improved the keyboard, now in its third generation, and is offering a replacement program. The butterfly keyboard, unveiled with Apple's 12-inch MacBook for 2015, drew criticism for its less-than-pleasing tactile sensation and for quality-control issues that left some people frustrated by doubled or dropped letters as they typed.

But the new 16-inch MacBook Pro, announced Wednesday, comes with an new keyboard that could change the conversation entirely. Love it or hate it, Apple fans have passionate opinions about the company's decision to use a mechanism with a hinge in the middle that gives the keyboard its name. The fastest way to get hardcore MacBook users on a rant is to ask them about the butterfly keyboard. Apple's marketing chief, Phil Schiller, talks about the MacBook Pro's new redesigned keyboard.
