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Apple to Halt Mac Pro Sales in Europe Effective March 1 Over Regulatory Requirements
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So I wonder how you are intended to troubleshoot problems with a fan if they won't spin with the case open? I just had to work on one over the holidays, where the CPU fan wasn't spinning at all. Oddly enough the CPU wasn't even getting all that hot (3770k), so it would have been interesting if they had a kill switch.
G4, G5, first few gen Intels were. All Apple would do is compare everything to the pro models. G4/G5 even more so when they were said to be more powerful than x86 machines.
Nobel prize
Hey, when challenging the motivation of EU legislation, remember the highest ranking committee on issueing rewards, has awarded that same EU with a Nobel prize.
Thus there must be something right in the amendment.
Let's steer away from the external evil and focus on items Apple can control itself.
Please come up with a decent lineup of new PowerMacs. I don't care if you name it a Pro, but give me muscle.
Hey, when challenging the motivation of EU legislation, remember the highest ranking committee on issueing rewards, has awarded that same EU with a Nobel prize.
Thus there must be something right in the amendment.
Let's steer away from the external evil and focus on items Apple can control itself.
Please come up with a decent lineup of new PowerMacs. I don't care if you name it a Pro, but give me muscle.
Highly unlikely that some dictionary lists this as "top niche product". It might say 'best' , 'finest' , "most important" . What folks are failing around on is different criteria for best/finest. For the most part equating those to "the one I like the most" == best/finest.
The usage isn't the root cause of the disconnect. Disconnects on "finest"/"best" are far more indicative of where the misuse comes from here.
I fully understand folks can bastardize the term into a completely new definition space. However, in the one that exist now it is still the case that there is an quality tag that has nothing to do with price tag size or volume that denote the classification.
The first Mac Pro (2006) was the last one they really talked about, compared to Dell on stage, made a big deal out of at WWDC. 2008 was released a week before Mac World and not mentioned and it has been press releases and a few comments ever since.
Isnt there a giant freakin side panel you have to take off, then a plastic interior panel to remove before you even get near a fan?
The sooner the UK gets the hell out of the EU the better. There are some compete ****ing idiots in this world.
The sooner the UK gets the hell out of the EU the better. There are some compete ****ing idiots in this world.
Since this limitation is on large diameter fans, you just stop them if don't insert a guard. The whole side of the computer is off so it is quite unlikely there is a reduced amount of air coming into the enclosure.
Frankly, there is already airflow guides on the back of the fans already. Something shother yet similar on the front isn't that hard either.
This case gets cited all the time. However after seeing this, you might think twice about limiting an individuals ability to sue a corporation:
http://www.hotcoffeethemovie.com/
Mickey Dee's policy required serving coffee at 180-190°F (82-88 °C). Ridiculously, third degree burn in 2-7 seconds hot. If you watch this doc you'll see that no matter how many scalding complaints and injuries they were made aware of, only the lawsuit changed the temperature policy. So thanks to the USA, your UK coffee is at a safe sipping temp (not sure about the Earl Grey)
And you don't need a $4000.00 PC workstation to run Premier Pro. But some still do. Sorry, but for some, the lack of a proper upgradable graphics card, expandable memory, is still an issue. Thunderbolt does not quite cut it for the time being for everything yet.
A true "Pro" uses whatever works for them, not what everyone else tells them. The movie "Crank 2" used a multitude of consumer grade camcorders for filming the production. Their small size made it far easier for placement then what larger cameras would not go.
Most of the problems of FCP X has already been worked out. With some saying its the best multi-cam feature they had ever used.
Or perhaps concerned that the machines that they rely on to run their business will be discontinued because there is more money in selling iDevices to the masses, and no long-term plan in place for 'Pro' hardware or software.
Actually, the largest by market caps. Four percent more than the second one, which is Exxon. And Apple just made sure that every Mac Pro sold in Europe will comply with all regulations.
Who would notice?
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The Apple towers were the flagship for many years. Clearly now the focus has shifted into mass sales of iDevices.
They've been fumbling the MacPro for about two years now. When the hardware is so out of date you can't even legally sell it in parts of the world that count as dropping.
I still like my analogy.
Whatever Apple has done in the past regarding the Mac Pro is irrelevant. The topic here is this play not everyone before it. There is a whole forum for that. It's clear Apple didn't want to make modifications so it kicked the ball away and will make ground up when it updates the pro line. Nothing really changes here.
BTW the EU rules have nothing to do with the hardware being out of date, but with the fan not being covered per the new reg.
Joking aside, I know where most of Apple's profits are coming from today: iPad and iPhone.
Still, I don't see how a company with 137bn in the bank can't use just 100-250 million (that pays for a lot lot of engineers and R&D) to keep its Mac software (iWork and so on) and its Pro line updated.
It would be money well spent. Look how much money they now spend - I would argue squander - on dividends for AAPL shareholders. Under CEO Steve Jobs AAPL never paid a dividend and it didn't hurt.
I hear you. I don't need the power of a Mac Pro, but I know many people do. I'm one of those people, though, who wish Apple still offered a mid-priced tower, which I know will never happen. My 2000 G4 Power Mac "Sawtooth" was the best computer I ever owned. I got eight years out of it, upgrading every component that could be upgraded, and customizing it just the way I wanted. When it finally became too slow for my needs, I gave it to my dad, who got another two years out of it before it bit the dust. Honestly, though, the current Mac Mini would meet my needs (I've just about outgrown the 2008 MBP that replaced my Power Mac), but I'm holding out for the Haswell version because of the better graphics.
Er... go back to what I wrote. The $4000 price tag is firmly attached to the Mac, not the PC.
My impression was with Apple's share price dropping faster than...something that drops fast...they had lost the crown, though of course that can change by day.
Indeed. I was contesting that Apple has no control of how they comply with regulations.
Thanks for the serious response to my silly response. Yes, Apple knows what they're doing from a strategic business standpoint. It just sucks for people in those shrinking sub-segments.
You have a link "prevent your mac from overheating" just saying its difficult to overheat a Mac Pro, it was meant to be lighthearted.
What doesn't sound right is your view on the subject! Apple has flat out said that a new machine to replace the current Mac Pro is coming out this year. Either you missed the message or can't grasp what was being said.
As to upgrading the machine to some silly European spec when it is well known a new model is on the way is simply a waste of time. The real problem here isn't Apple but rather the nanny state mentality of the european community. Lets face it anybody that puts their fingers into a fan inside the case of a computer deserves to have then bloodied. You can't fix stupid with anything other than a rope tied into a noose.
As to upgrading the machine to some silly European spec when it is well known a new model is on the way is simply a waste of time. The real problem here isn't Apple but rather the nanny state mentality of the european community. Lets face it anybody that puts their fingers into a fan inside the case of a computer deserves to have then bloodied. You can't fix stupid with anything other than a rope tied into a noose.
The $4000.00 price tag is not a Mac Pro exclusive. You can easily go over that amount on a PC workstation depending on your needs.