Gnome is at least capable of running on devices that have touchscreens. There aren't many of these, and many people who do have a touchscreen on their laptop don't use it, but at least it's a somewhat defensible position. Apple, on the other hand, still maintains two separate platforms for touch and non-touch input. There isn't a single Mac with a touchscreen and there probably won't be any in the foreseeable future. This design thus makes absolutely zero sense in macOS.
> This design thus makes absolutely zero sense in macOS.
well, if they didnt do it, then ipad apps on macos would look really out of place, even catalyst ones....
what i find interesting is, that instead of building up ipad apps to match macos level of ui quality/sophistication, they compromise the more functional macos on the altar of ipad.... i find that a bit disappointing personally...