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This is big news because it means the machine will be nearly 4 years between updates. The current machine, its huge physical size, yet its weak configuration, a
by droithomme 14y ago
This is big news because it means the machine will be nearly 4 years between updates. The current machine, its huge physical size, yet its weak configuration, and its absurd pricing, are insulting to professional users.
Apple is either clueless or is having serious problems maintaining competent hardware engineers despite them being the second wealthiest corporation in human history and sitting on a massive war chest. Instead of hiring the talent they need, obscene bonuses are delivered to executives since Jobs died.
The question is, why are they having trouble finding designers? I have heard various accounts from people, as well as rumors, that their pay is below industry standards. Also, certain jobs are not stable with Apple hiring people for consultant like specialized positions at employee wages, tying them to insidious contracts, and then dismissing them when their niche skills are no longer needed. It is also reported to be an abusive place to work where employees are belittled and insulted and their contributions not acknowledged.
- jonhendry 14y agoPerhaps they don't want to just rehash the same old tower form factor.
- jsprinkles 14y agoApple being as wealthy as it is implies, to the contrary, that it is not clueless.
- phaus 14y agoYour statement sounds sensible, yet I can't seem to reconcile it with the fact that Justin Beiber is one of the wealthiest musicians of his time.
- jsprinkles 14y agoEven if Justin Beiber himself is clueless (and I don't think he is), the people around him are experts at creating a product that appeal to their target demographic. The most successful stars that, to you, seem to create shitty music are those that actually have the most clever people handling them.
- phaus 14y agoI would classify his handlers as manipulative, not clever. I would classify Justin himself as clueless, largely due to his apparent immaturity that he constantly exhibits, but I'm sure he'll be pretty sharp when he grows up. We were all young and clueless at one time. As for my previous statement, it was mostly a joke.
- droithomme 14y agoAnd this is why my statement was "either clueless or is having serious problems maintaining competent hardware engineers", and then proceeded to talk seriously only about the latter case.
- to3m 14y agoFor a company supposedly kicking their professional customers in the face again, and again, and then again just now, they really aren't doing too badly. My personal theory is simply that they just don't make all that much money from them...
- holman 14y agoActually, it hasn't been four years between updates: http://buyersguide.macrumors.com/#Mac_Pro http://buyersguide.macrumors.com/#Mac_Pro The Mac Pro had updates in 2008, 2009, 2010, and yesterday. They may not be the type of pie-in-the-sky updates you might want, but that's another discussion.
- droithomme 14y agoMid 2010 to the announced next update in late 2013 is 3 and a half years: mid 2010 - mid 2011 : 1 year mid 2011 - mid 2012 : 1 year mid 2012 - mid 2013 : 1 year mid 2013 - late 2013 : 1/2 year Hence, my statement "it will be nearly 4 years".
- holman 14y agoYou still missed yesterday's bump. It'll be less than a year.
- droithomme 14y agoNot an update, it's a change in default configuration. They reduced the price of one model, slightly increased hard drive. Same chips, same motherboards, same everything. Even Apple has retracted the "new" tag.