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No New Mac Pro, and Now Apple is out of the Display Business

They've been out of the display business since they discontinued the thunderbolt monitor. Added to that, when the nMP debuted, it was regularly marketed and featured in Apple Stores using 3rd party monitors. None of this is proof that Apple is done with the Mac Pro.
 
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Cahoots. Some key Apple executives are in cahoots with some moles of the industry. Total corrupt values. Flush those s--- executives out of Apple. They're going to kill it. Mac Pro is essential to Apple's business. It's one of the poles holding the tent up.
 
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smacrumon said:
Cahoots. Some key Apple executives are in cahoots with some moles of the industry. Total corrupt values. Flush those s--- executives out of Apple. They're going to kill it. Mac Pro is essential to Apple's business. It's one of the poles holding the tent up.
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Yup...Mac Pro is a flagship model.
 
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Just gonna keep posting this quote and this graphic until you all stop acting surprised...

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No Mac has been a flagship model for Apple since the iPod came out and set the world on fire. From that moment on, the Mac has slowly just become a pain in the ass for Apple, like looking after an elderly parent or something...

They're just waiting for the moment they can flick the switch on it without pissing too many people off...
 
BarryLegg said:
No Mac has been a flagship model for Apple since the iPod came out and set the world on fire. From that moment on, the Mac has slowly just become a pain in the ass for Apple, like looking after an elderly parent or something...

They're just waiting for the moment they can flick the switch on it without pissing too many people off...
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Then how will developers make iOS apps without Xcode on a Mac?
 
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I recall when the 15" MacBook Pro with Retina Display was announced; Mr. Cook strongly encouraged users to consider it as a workstation. In this previous media event, it was mentioned much more heavily regarding how USB-C and Thunderbolt 3 could run two displays, two Promise RAID arrays, etc., providing a clear indication, to me, that it and the iMac will probably be their remaining devices to be used as Mac Pro replacements. The current Mac Pro provides additional RAM expansion and potential GPU upgrade, and a 12-core Xeon, but those are no longer qualifying the computer to really be a "workstation" in the traditional sense as they (the components) are so dated and there is virtually no internal expansion.
 
SteveJobzniak said:
Then how will developers make iOS apps without Xcode on a Mac?
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I'm honestly surprised there isn't an Xcode for the iPad Pro yet. Isn't it a "pro" tablet? Then why can't you be productive in app development on it?
 
Not surprised that Apple is officially exiting the display business. It's been many, many years since they added anything of value in that product category. If LG can deliver a 5K display with USB-C ports that can deliver 85W of power to a connected laptop and charge only $1,299 for it, then how can Apple really compete with that on features or price? Might as well not bother.

I don't think that means we won't see another Mac Pro.
 
Silencio said:
If LG can deliver a 5K display with USB-C ports that can deliver 85W of power to a connected laptop and charge only $1,299 for it, then how can Apple really compete with that on features or price?
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I think a better question is, If LG can deliver a 5K display with USB-C ports that can deliver 85W of power to a connected laptop and charge only $1,299 for it, why won’t the biggest company in the world do it?
 
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MarsViolet said:
I think a better question is, If LG can deliver a 5K display with USB-C ports that can deliver 85W of power to a connected laptop and charge only $1,299 for it, why won’t the biggest company in the world do it?
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Other companies have far more revenue each year than Apple, wouldn't that make them the biggest? (Walmart is more than twice the size of Apple.)
 
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SteveJobzniak said:
Then how will developers make iOS apps without Xcode on a Mac?
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Isn't Swift open source for every OS already? Maybe they just release Xcode for GNU/Linux and make iOS programming more appealing to more people, while getting rid of the Mac as iOS developer platform. Or maybe but very unlikely, Apple makes not only Darwin itself, but also Darwin's GUI, which is in fact macOS, open source and gets rid of the mac as type of computer, but not as platform.
 
AidenShaw said:
Other companies have far more revenue each year than Apple, wouldn't that make them the biggest? (Walmart is more than twice the size of Apple.)
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I guess it depends on how you measure, and why. I say profit counts more than revenue. After all, the point of a business is to make a profit.

Like this tangent matters.
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ssgbryan said:
And that will be the end of Apple.
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It'll be the end of the Mac, not necessarily Apple.
 
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