There is no point guessing, just wait and see if it happens.
The 12 inch MacBook has the same flat cable, but doesn’t seem to fail as often. There might be something wrong with the cables of Touch Bar models itself instead of the design idea.
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The Touch Bar model came with a cable reel mechanism, maybe that put some extra strain on the cables.
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The Touch Bar model came with a cable reel mechanism, maybe that put some extra strain on the cables. MacBook Air and 12 inch MacBook did not have that.
There is no point guessing, just wait and see if it happens.
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The 12 inch MacBook has the same flat cable, but doesn’t seem to fail as often. There might be something wrong with the cables of Touch Bar models itself instead of the design idea.
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The Touch Bar model came with a cable reel mechanism, maybe that put some extra strain on the cables.