In with a bang, out in silence -- the end of the Mac Pro
appleinsider.com
For almost two decades, the Mac Pro bounced between coveted and beloved, to derided and forgotten. This isn't the first time this has been said, but now it seems like the reign of the Mac Pro is finally over.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.wtf/post/32582059

Given Apple’s current locked-down trajectory with the Mac, the Mac Pro was gonna die eventually, and it’s for the best that it does given it was reduced to little more than a massively overpriced Mac Studio grafted onto a useless PCIe backplane; a $12k grift, basically.

PCs at least are still modular and expandable; for now.

  • Stefan_S_from_H@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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    14 hours ago

    I suspect the majority (not all!) of potential Mac Pro users want it for the form factor. Not because of specific requirements in performance or hardware, but because it looks professional.

    A Mac Mini or Mac Studio could handle everything they can throw at it, but for some people, they look like toys. (Cue to the “THIS is a computer!” scene of “Iron Sky.”)