These are the two sources of confusion, and they are completely valid. Neither you "liking" your Mac Pro, nor it being "just a computer" address these completel

These are the two sources of confusion, and they are completely valid. Neither you "liking" your Mac Pro, nor it being "just a computer" address these completely valid concerns. 1.) Why is Apple not keeping this system in line with the state of technology? If it's targeted at professionals, why have they left their only option in that department 5 years behind in technology? 2.) Are they planning on making the next iteration upgradeable? For some time now, Apple has used third party silicon, interchangeable with that of any other system. Intel, AMD, nVidia. Professionals on any other platform can spend a couple hundred bucks and modernize their computer for 2-3 years. Isn't it therefore possible that the lack of sales in Mac Pro division aren't because of lack of interest or a small professional market, but because of a bad idea to make a proprietary desktop tower which locks down upgradeability?