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I think this is about apple to cease shipping the _current_ Mac Pro to Europe. If Apple had a new version of the Mac Pro around the corner, then they probably

by adamt 14y ago

I think this is about apple to cease shipping the _current_ Mac Pro to Europe. If Apple had a new version of the Mac Pro around the corner, then they probably wouldn't bother release an update/redesign of the existing version in order to meet new EU laws.

masklinn 14y ago
> If Apple had a new version of the Mac Pro around the corner Which is fairly likely, a Cook-sent email stated pretty much that last year: http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1383915 http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1383915 > Although we didn't have a chance to talk about a new Mac Pro at today's event, don't worry as we're working on something really great for later next year. We also updated the current model today. (emphasis mine)
- hilko 14y ago
  as an aside, I wonder if there's some Steve Jobs vernacular style guide lying around at Apple, or if it's just from personal interaction that much of what Cook says (and others perhaps) sounds so much like him. Sure, I may be reading too much into 'really great', but I can't stop reading this stuff in Jobs voice.
keithpeter 14y ago
HP Z series workstations (12 core xeons also) appear to be readily available, and so I suspect this really is a temporary issue about the current wiring design/psu in the box that Apple are selling.
optymizer 14y ago
This article should be counted as paid advertisement to boost last minute sales of the current Mac Pro, you know, "while supplies last". I bet there's a new Mac Pro around the corner.
- masklinn 14y ago
  > This article should be counted as paid advertisement to boost last minute sales of the current Mac Pro That makes no sense whatsoever. > I bet there's a new Mac Pro around the corner. Not exactly a big bet, Tim Cook officially stated exactly that last June.
bitcartel 14y ago
Apple have had years of notice and thus plenty of time to make any modifications, but chose not to. The EU law did not appear overnight: UL 60950-1 was first published March 27, 2007 and then revised December 19, 2011. The Mac Pro's demise is fast becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy. IT departments shouldn't have to plan their purchasing based on some vague statement from Tim Cook.

by adamt 14y ago

masklinn 14y ago

> If Apple had a new version of the Mac Pro around the corner Which is fairly likely, a Cook-sent email stated pretty much that last year: http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1383915 http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1383915 > Although we didn't have a chance to talk about a new Mac Pro at today's event, don't worry as we're working on something really great for later next year. We also updated the current model today. (emphasis mine)

hilko 14y ago
as an aside, I wonder if there's some Steve Jobs vernacular style guide lying around at Apple, or if it's just from personal interaction that much of what Cook says (and others perhaps) sounds so much like him. Sure, I may be reading too much into 'really great', but I can't stop reading this stuff in Jobs voice.

keithpeter 14y ago

HP Z series workstations (12 core xeons also) appear to be readily available, and so I suspect this really is a temporary issue about the current wiring design/psu in the box that Apple are selling.

optymizer 14y ago

This article should be counted as paid advertisement to boost last minute sales of the current Mac Pro, you know, "while supplies last". I bet there's a new Mac Pro around the corner.

masklinn 14y ago
> This article should be counted as paid advertisement to boost last minute sales of the current Mac Pro That makes no sense whatsoever. > I bet there's a new Mac Pro around the corner. Not exactly a big bet, Tim Cook officially stated exactly that last June.

bitcartel 14y ago

Apple have had years of notice and thus plenty of time to make any modifications, but chose not to. The EU law did not appear overnight: UL 60950-1 was first published March 27, 2007 and then revised December 19, 2011. The Mac Pro's demise is fast becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy. IT departments shouldn't have to plan their purchasing based on some vague statement from Tim Cook.