Apple is simply too arrogant to admit they made a mistake. Lets face it. They will never put keys back where the touchbar is.

There is one way for Apple to save face - to give us back our keys while still retaining the touchbar. Apple should simply put the top row of keys back, but each key should have a tiny LCD screen which can be programmatically altered like the touchbar, but can retain the default key settings for the majority of us. This gives the best of both worlds, is a "cool" new feature that Apple can brag about, and satisfy the pleas of those of us who suffer and want our keys back.