> If they removed that it would be absolutely crazy because most people who use MacBooks for productive work require the Function keys.
Citation needed? I've been developing exclusively on MBPs since 2007ish and I barely ever use the F-row for anything other than volume and brightness adjustment.
I agree, though, that the graphical touch layout is going to duplicate the current functionality of the F-row.
I doubt there are studies about this, but I know you use it in XCode, Android Studio (IntelliJ), Eclipse and the Adobe Suit. That should be a significant enough user base to make the idea of completely removing the function key "crazy".
Citation needed? I've been developing exclusively on MBPs since 2007ish and I barely ever use the F-row for anything other than volume and brightness adjustment.
I agree, though, that the graphical touch layout is going to duplicate the current functionality of the F-row.