My post is overtly black and white, as you've quite correctly pointed out. Design is a series of compromises; be they aesthetic, political, financial or technic

My post is overtly black and white, as you've quite correctly pointed out. Design is a series of compromises; be they aesthetic, political, financial or technical. This mac pro is all about GPU. The second CPU would require a larger volume and would add too much cost(in both style, support components and thermal envelope). This was deemed unacceptable and was therefore cut to keep the final design within spec. It deemed an acceptable risk to release a product that is notably less powerful than the equivalent workstation.