That was one of the reasons I even considered getting a new MB Air yes; I certainly wouldn't if they'd still have those.

The Air never had the Touchbar. Only the Pro line had it.

Yes well that wasn't the point. I was fed up with the direction and quality (or lack thereof) of Apple laptops at the time. I wasn't going to chance it on an Air , which at the time wasn't relevant to my use either due to its specs.