While Apple owns a hybrid iPad-MacBook device patent, executives vetoed the concept, even though some think that Apple should reconsider

Way back in 2008 Patently Apple covered Apple's first patent regarding a possible tablet hybrid with a built-in keyboard. In 2013, the U.S. Patent Office published a patent application from Apple about an advanced MacBook with a removable display that would act as an iPad. While Apple executives have always rejected a hybrid concept, some in the Apple community, like Mark Gurman, think it may be time revisit the concept.

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