I always wondered why those on this site cried foul to Apple when the Mac Pros aren't updated when they expect them to.
This bit of news shows you that you can't judge a company without knowing the facts.
Besides only 1/3 of the Mac Users who crave a new Mac Pro, are the ones who can actually MAXIMIZE 6 or 12 cores, the rest just want the machine to brag about what they have.
Like many of the Mac Pro users on this forum, I make my living with my setup. Its how I pay a mortgage in Los Angeles and its how I put food on the table for my family. Its how I pay for medical bills, and its how I can afford to buy a car. No matter how fast your computer is, in broadcast animation, you need every bit of speed and power you can possibly get. So, i'm apparently part of that 1/3 of power users you seem to know so much about. I believe we have a right to complain- thats how companies know what customers think.
Anyway, this article goes a long way toward a possible explanation of what may be going on. Who knows- maybe a smart Apple or Intel employee leaked the initial story. Apple may have had a new Mac Pro waiting in the wings for a while and they just need the processors.
But Apple doesn't deserve to be let completely off the hook, here- why won't they up the specs on their current Mac Pros? Can't they offer better graphics cards, or more ram, or better hard drives, or, heaven forbid, drop the price a bit on a machine thats been available for over a year? If they would have done so, I would have already bought my new Mac Pro a few months ago. Like many of the professional artists on this site who are also waiting for new hardware, I just don't like getting ripped off.
If a nicely optioned Camaro were faster and better than the far more expensive Corvette, and GM was losing growing numbers of Vette customers to their own, lower priced products, or worse yet to Porsche, then I'd say that GM has a big problem.
Can we wait another couple months? Maybe, but right now that 27" i7 is looking pretty inviting........
