A screenshot from a teaser video shared by Apple CEO John Ternus (Image credit: Apple)

From the first ever touchscreen on Mac to the super bright and colourful 'PROLED' XDR display, there are quite a few candidates for the headline feature of Apple 's new MacBook Pro . But judging by the reaction in the room during the launch in LA last week, the most popular addition might not be that new at all.

Readers of a certain vintage will remember the illuminated Apple logo. The light-up fruit used to adorn every Apple laptop, and was a (somewhat distracting) mainstay of cafes, trains and DJ performances. In 2015, Apple unceremoniously killed the illuminated logo, replacing it with a mirrored version. But as of last week, it's back – and it seems people are happy about it.

The illuminated logo is back after over a decade away (Image credit: Mario Tama via Getty Images)

Now, the cynical among you might think the reason for the addition is to make the MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display stand out as new in public.…