i'm sure there is a big measure of truth to what you're saying, but, OTOH, the iMac Pro and Mac Pro have Xeon chips and ECC memory. so there is at least that HW

i'm sure there is a big measure of truth to what you're saying, but, OTOH, the iMac Pro and Mac Pro have Xeon chips and ECC memory. so there is at least that HW difference. also there are some recent concerns out there about the quality of the service and support available to owners of Apple "pro" products. e.g. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MG_NRcy5mxU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MG_NRcy5mxU