The thing is, the trash can Mac Pro kinda fits the market segment the Mac Studio is now in. If Apple had created the "Studio" range back then for it, rather tha

The thing is, the trash can Mac Pro kinda fits the market segment the Mac Studio is now in. If Apple had created the "Studio" range back then for it, rather than suggest it was the successor of the Pro, it would have been better received. Apple don't tend to make the same mistake twice, this time they created the new marketing category for that product. 99% of people who would have been in the "Pro" category are happy getting a "Studio", plus a bunch upgrading from an iMac. The Studio is the new Pro to them, it's just for marketing they needed to change the name and have a "continuation line" for the old product. As you said it's here for the long haul but mostly has a legacy range.