> A large portion of the cost of the Mac Pro goes towards the design of the thing. Having a small, arguably aesthetically pleasing object on a desk vs even a Mi

> A large portion of the cost of the Mac Pro goes towards the design of the thing. Having a small, arguably aesthetically pleasing object on a desk vs even a Mini-ITX case is a no-brainer for a lot of creative folks That's not really fair. They also came up with a cooling design that was pretty quiet with just heat sinks and a fan. There was no reason they couldn't have made more of the components user replaceable and updated the specs regularly. Had they kept up a lot more people would have trash cans on their desks. Probably the same for the Mini. Desktops are probably not very profitable for them anymore, but it seems like making a competitive offering would be good just to lock in their customers.