While I can see that the can-like current design of the Mac Pro was a honest mistake in predicting the PC market, I am baffled how long it took them to recogniz

While I can see that the can-like current design of the Mac Pro was a honest mistake in predicting the PC market, I am baffled how long it took them to recognize the mistake and take no action. They must have noticed it quite recently, so they did not care for the mac pro for years. The mac pro isn't important for Apple measured by the money it makes by its sales. It is important for keeping the mac line alive. It is the machine for all the people writing the software for iOS devices, and of course for all the mac hardware which does create the revenue for Apple. Also, it keeps the professionals on the mac platform. Even if Apple would sell the mac pro at a loss, it would be worth it for its role in the environment. It plays the same role for Apple, as all those photographers at the sports event for Canon and Nikon. There isn't much money to be made from them, but by their reputation, all the equipment is sold to the big public. In the mid-2000 years, the first sign of macs becoming popular was that at conferences, 80% would have an Apple laptop. They were leading the wave. But today, their market share is still high, yet, one can read more and more blog posts on how to switch to Linux or build a Hackintosh. I guess this is, what got the message at least partially to the Apple management. I am writing this on a 5k iMac, which I quite like (except: no video input, what were they thinking??). In a year or two I would be interested in upgrading to a mac pro, if its a reasonably versatile device. I don't need too much upgradability, but I would expect to be able to order it with a current high-end graphics card and proper internal storage. Otherwise, I might consider going back to Linux eventually.