Think about it for a moment: 5 years ago you could have gotten more for the same price, relative to the GPU and compute power at the time. Of course you can't

Think about it for a moment: 5 years ago you could have gotten more for the same price, relative to the GPU and compute power at the time. Of course you can't build a Dell to match that. The point is this is less of a computer for the longevity that the Mid 2012 Mac Pro originally priced at $2,499 provided. (Guess what, the Apple Thunderbolt Display then was also priced at only $999.) Why in the hell would I pay twice that, for a computer I can't use for twice the lifespan? There are _still_ people selling their Mid 2012 Mac Pros for a large fraction of the original price. But, no you're right, it's totally acceptable that Apple's only VR-capable machine is $5,000 to produce VR content that no one on the Mac platform can use. Genius.