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The main premise here is "Apple did not update its desktops in a while, so they don't care about this". I think this is inaccurate - according to http://www.mac
by f_allwein 10y ago
The main premise here is "Apple did not update its desktops in a while, so they don't care about this". I think this is inaccurate - according to http://www.macrumors.com/roundup/imac/ http://www.macrumors.com/roundup/imac/ , they do plan to update them, but are still waiting for Intel to produce the necessary chips.
Also, I seem to remember reading pretty much the same thing before the Mac Pro was launched (which was apparently 1046 days ago...).
So yes, desktops are becoming less important, but no, I don't think Apple will drop them any time soon.
- Fomite 10y agoAs a datapoint, I'm a very long-time Mac User (started with an LC) and have used Macs heavily in scientific computing. A Mac Pro was my go-to machine for a very long time. But when my lab got a grant to buy some new workstations? The Mac Pro wasn't even on the list being considered.
- snom380 10y agoI also don't think Apple will drop them, but for pro users the lack of updates is a serious problem. It's not like they couldn't have bumped the spec a little every year to keep people happy. People were rightly frustrated by the lack of updates before the Mac Pro was launched, and I think many thought the launch was a signal that Apple took the Pro market seriously. The lack of updates since then serves as another reminder that you can't depend on Apple to deliver up to date hardware in that market.