That's what I feel like I'm being told by Cupertino. People may say OS X-based pros have other options, but most of them don't.
Cupertino isn't telling you anything. We all know that the Mac Pro can be subject to long update cycles. There are two things that can happen.
1. Apple drops prices over the life of the hardware
2. Apple waits until the necessary hardware is available and release when they decide to
We know 1 is not going to happen, it never has. I can't say it never will, but with no previous examples it is foolish and frankly ridiculous to complain about it. We all know this doesn't happen.
Number 2 will happen, one day. Probably very soon based on previous data and what we know about upcoming hardware.
Back to your first point, Cupertino isn't telling you to do anything. If you want upgraded hardware, then wait until there is upgraded hardware.
I don't understand why being professional equates to mindless business decisions. I know that the current machines are obsolete and overpriced, therefore I will wait to get a better value for my money...which, contrary to some views in this thread, is not in unlimited supply.
Nobody is advocating mindless decisions. You either:
1. Have to buy a new machine now because your current one died, adding on a new employee due to an increase in your base. For some you reason, you need a machine and you need it now.
What you buy is up to you. Maybe the prices are too high and you try out a Dell workstation. Maybe you, like some have suggested here, try out a workstation running some flavor of Linux. Maybe you buy a refund Mac Pro or maybe a brand new one.
What you have to realize is that most businesses aren't sitting on forums clamoring for new hardware. They are working. So if they need a new machine, they get the new machine and continue working. That is how you run a business. If you can drastically increase your client base by adding a new designer/developer/editor spending $2500-$4500 is peanuts and makes business sense. You are still getting a capable and reliable machine while bringing in more money than before.
2. Your current machines are working fine and you don't have an burning need to expand.
Then you can wait it out. No one is telling you to buy. Not me, not Apple, nobody. It is your decision to wait. And indeed, if you are in this position you should wait as the Mac Pro is at the end of its life.
While I can't speak for others, all I am saying is that you either need it or you don't. But I see no reason to post troll threads like this one (which has recently undergone a title change). Talking about what may be coming, posting any tidbit that could shed some light on when or what is great!
As for the "bleeding edge isn't the point" argument, I can agree, however it must be noted that new MP buyers will hardly be guinea pigs, considering they will be using processors and parts engineered for stability on what is likely to be the same logic board design.
You mean like the 09 Audio problem? You don't think those working in the audio industry felt like guinea pigs?
Now, I don't think the new Mac Pros will start falling dead after a few days, but there is always the possibility that some issue could cripple your work. Bleeding edge need not be ever new piece of hardware in one box, but even the smallest change and improper bit of engineering could make the machine worthless.
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