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Engineers, and especially the hardware kind, are a limited resource. Not that Apple couldn't spend even more than they currently are on growth, but they're reac
by cycomachead 10y ago
Engineers, and especially the hardware kind, are a limited resource. Not that Apple couldn't spend even more than they currently are on growth, but they're reaching some limits, and until later this year office space is/will be one of them.
This is combined with the fact that the Mac Pro sells in the "low single digit" percentage range of Mac sales means that it's hard to justify an outsized expense. When factoring in R&D costs, my guess is the Mac Pro has much lower margins than other Macs.
- mixmastamyk 10y agoThat kind of "accountant" style thinking has brought them to the brink with developers and media pros. Killing off the development platform for your successful products is incredibly shortsighted.
- jsmthrowaway 10y agoRest assured office space will remain a challenge even after this year. Take a spin around Mathilda and Maude.
- valuearb 10y agoEvery single digit of mac unit sales the Mac Pro constitutes is $700M+ in yearly revenues.