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'Constant Negativity' From Pro Users Led Apple to Develop Modular Mac Pro, Which May Not Ship Until 2019
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you know what bothers me.
I've replaced some words. Don't tell me this doesn't sound like familiar territory in the tech industry.
Would be awesome if iPads just became the display and iOS on the go...and EGPU support...
I bought a couple of PCs for VR and work...and am actually loving it so far. Editing video on a tablet is pretty great. But it is limited...but a tablet and workstation is a great pair.
We made a video response...and WonderCon...because you need a balance in life.
I bought a couple of PCs for VR and work...and am actually loving it so far. Editing video on a tablet is pretty great. But it is limited...but a tablet and workstation is a great pair.
We made a video response...and WonderCon...because you need a balance in life.
Yet if certain people on this forum had their way, critics would be banned.
You're welcome, though.
You're welcome, though.
What have they been doing all this time?
They've been debating on what doorknobs to use at the new Apple campus, for 1.5 years. Seriously.
Apple have realised that if Pro users switch to Windows machines for work, they will likely switch their other devices as well.
This matters because Apple would lose enterprise contracts at businesses, universities, and even schools. There is no point training kids in a Mac ecosystem when the businesses that will employ them want them to have PC software proficiency.
Also, losing pro users also means apple would lose the film industry and all of the free product placement they get in movies and TV shows when Props buyers just use their own computers as props to save money.
I think its too little too late for Apple. Microsoft will only be further along by the time the new Mac Pro and iMacs get released that it will be hard for Apple's computer line to still be relevant. A lot of the pro people jumped ships and moved on from Apple. By the time all of this stuff gets released it will be priced quite high and most of the Pro users who did jump ships to other hardware will already be content with whatever it is their using.
Personally the only thing that has me a small bit hype is the display Apple plans to make, other than that I'll be picking up one of the new 32" 4K LG displays as soon as its available within the coming weeks.
Personally the only thing that has me a small bit hype is the display Apple plans to make, other than that I'll be picking up one of the new 32" 4K LG displays as soon as its available within the coming weeks.
Here's the thing:
Microsoft and others won't stand still in this time either. You think they're not ready to release more Surface range machines for power users soon?
Microsoft and others won't stand still in this time either. You think they're not ready to release more Surface range machines for power users soon?
More like they tried to shove it down our throat but we chose to goto bed without supper.
2019??!? Anything beyond spring 2018 is unacceptable. Technically we're already in unacceptable territory. 2019 is absolutely insane. What pro user is going to wait that long? Maybe they'll keep bleeding users, see the crap sales numbers, and then justify not releasing it or releasing any more after the new one based on the poor sales numbers that they are artificially creating! Circular logic is fun.
I don't get what would take them so long. Design constraints for a big desktop are easy compared to the iPhone or Watch. Can't imagine why it would take longer than a few months. Just base it mostly on the old tower design, but smaller since we don't need all the optical drives and large 3.5" internal drives. Make it Jet Black. If it's truly modular and will take two years, then they must be designing some kind of proprietary system where you buy little component boxes that slide into a frame or something, and that's not what pros want either!
I think our best bet is to go the hackintosh route, or for those who can stomach it (not me), windows. Personally I'm going to at least wait and see what the "Pro" iMac entails as I don't need ridiculous specs. I'll be due for an upgrade at work, and if it's good I'll get one for home.
I don't get what would take them so long. Design constraints for a big desktop are easy compared to the iPhone or Watch. Can't imagine why it would take longer than a few months. Just base it mostly on the old tower design, but smaller since we don't need all the optical drives and large 3.5" internal drives. Make it Jet Black. If it's truly modular and will take two years, then they must be designing some kind of proprietary system where you buy little component boxes that slide into a frame or something, and that's not what pros want either!
I think our best bet is to go the hackintosh route, or for those who can stomach it (not me), windows. Personally I'm going to at least wait and see what the "Pro" iMac entails as I don't need ridiculous specs. I'll be due for an upgrade at work, and if it's good I'll get one for home.
They have how many billions in the bank and they need until 2019? It was obvious that the new MacBook Pro was a dud and now Apple is confirming it. New iMacs, laptops, and standalone machines are due pronto.
Introducing the all-new 2019 Mac Pro Modular™
Exactly. While many are falling over themselves in praising Apple for "listening" they seem to ignore the fact that Apple has been doing nothing in moving the Mac Pro forward over the intervening years.
Besides, why is Apple sitting back and waiting to "hear" from customers? Why aren't they moving forward and leading? Is dragging Apple kicking and screaming something that the company should be applauded for?
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It is courageous to call feedback from users "negativity"
Yep, it means they really don't believe the feedback, so their talk is just talk to quite the negatively. We'll see. I hope its is true, but I cannot last much longer with my current hardware and if Apple does not sell what I need, I'll go elsewhere regardless of the pain. I don't pay 25 to 40% extra to buy Apple products that are not what I need.
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Just make macOS open source so we can install it on any hardware we want. If Apple doesn't want to be in the PC business anymore just let other companies handle Mac hardware design and manufacturing.
This is by far the best suggestion I have see on MacRumors. I does not take a rocket scientist to buy an existing motherboard and make macOS work on it, then bolt into a nice slick Ive designed enclosure. Just make Ive design it to fit the motherboard.
Why did it take Apple *3* years to figure out that something was wrong with their top of the line computer?
We figured it out 2 years ago when we had to switch to underpowered iMacs because the power/cost of the new MacPro was just too much.
We just bought our first PC for VR work because we can't wait another year.
We figured it out 2 years ago when we had to switch to underpowered iMacs because the power/cost of the new MacPro was just too much.
We just bought our first PC for VR work because we can't wait another year.
So, negativity works, eh?
I don't know about you guys, but I'm doubling down on negativity from now on!
I don't know about you guys, but I'm doubling down on negativity from now on!
I think you're right on the mark here.
Can't help but thinking that Ive and Co. spent all their time making sure the Spaceship campus is something to behold, and very little time on designing new hardware.
It certainly suggests a very reactive strategy with limited forward vision beyond the mobile platform. They're a mobile phone manufacturer and all their energy appears to be focused in that direction. Most of their output now seems to be mobility focused delivered by iPhone orientated design teams hence the obsession with 'thinness' and form over function.
I still use my 2006 Mac Pro! I am a hobbyist though.
I was finally doing some research to look into getting new stuff and then I read this article. Damn. I went through years of hating Apple, swearing I'd never get a Mac again. I kept saying Premier was going to be my next editing program, but then Adobe switched to strictly-subscriptions (a payment system that simply does not work for me) and that made me angrier than anything Apple ever did, so I guess I'll just get the new machine when it comes out next year or the year after that... haha.
I was finally doing some research to look into getting new stuff and then I read this article. Damn. I went through years of hating Apple, swearing I'd never get a Mac again. I kept saying Premier was going to be my next editing program, but then Adobe switched to strictly-subscriptions (a payment system that simply does not work for me) and that made me angrier than anything Apple ever did, so I guess I'll just get the new machine when it comes out next year or the year after that... haha.