I have no problem with this at all. It is a certainty that sales slumped over the last three years of neglect. However that is only part of the story, sales have also slumped because of the lack of a compelling reason to buy the machine and the excessively high price for what USERS need in a desktop machine. At best many Mac Pro sales where to users that really needed a desktop machine which the Pro really isn't. Thus the abandonment of Apple by people needing a desktop computer.lmfao! Best. Comment. Ever.
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You're assuming a causality that may not be the only part of the equation. Perhaps Mac Pro sales are slumping BECAUSE Apple has chosen almost three years to update it. I'm certain if Apple placed even 1% of its iOS focus on professional systems, they would sell more. Blindly stating sales are low because of A and not B is rather akin to putting the cart before the horse.
Yep! The idea that the need for desktops is dying is sort of garbage, if anything I suspect we will see iOS devices driving sales of desktops in the future. However here is he catch, iOS devices are cross platform, if Apple doesn't have a compelling desktop solution then sales will go to other hardware. This is one reason why I think Apple needs to pull head from behind and refactor the desktop line up to reflect the reality of iOS devices. Everyday it becomes far easier to replace a laptop with an iOS device, but an iOS device can't realistically replace a computer for everybody.Keep in mind, iOS devices are far cheaper and cross-platform, thus would draw more marketshare and growth. Statistics are necessary in analyzing marketshare and growth and realizing that ones marketshare can still shrink yet be stronger than pervious quarters if overall marketshare grows. As for the Mac Pro, there are many who need a powerful desktop system with a good amount of screen real estate and room for upgradability. That will never change. Perhaps the form will be smaller, but the features necessary for that line will [for the near future] be consistent.
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Apple is likely selling 20,000 a quarter not 25,000 a month. 25,000 a month would be well over 250,000 a year and I don't think anybody believes Apple is doing that well with the Mac Pro. They would be doing real good to move a 100,000 a year.
Apparently you failed to realize I was joking? Besides, you are quite ignorant about the MacPro. Yes, it is the most expensive box and sells the least. The last "semi-upgrade" in 2011 was selling about 25,000 units per month.
If they do a real upgrade and do it right in 2013 those numbers will at least double. All the pros who use these machines to make a living are waiting with money in hand. You wouldn't know about that would you. I know about it because I'm one of them.