Apple will be fine. These machines will sell well. But every one of the cuts and cons loses a few more customers. That eventually adds up.
The sad thing about all this, is just how unnecessary it feels. It wold not take much for Apple to delight hardcore Mac users
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@zcichy@marcoarment are hardcore Mac users ever truly happy with the hardware? Even saw complaints when new Mac Pro came out -
Thats because people wanted the old Mac Pro but with new CPU, GPU, TB etc. They didn’t want small.
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Also, the MP had some funky spec choices and Apple pushed this GPU computing model with no FU
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I work at Facebook. I could have a Mac Pro on my desk, but it’s not faster than a MacBook.
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sad but true
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If only they spec-matched a decent Windows tower for those who function>form…
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I have no problem with moving forward! What I have a problem with is *lurching*
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The new MBP is arguably ‘forward’. (I like touch bar, fwiw.) The Mac Pro was/is not.
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Exactly. If you’re Mercedes you build a Model S. Not for the profit but because you’re Mercedes.
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And if Mercedes customers were like Apple’s they’d say ‘screw leather, I need to transport a washing machine’
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They do, which is why Mercedes makes stuff customers want:pic.twitter.com/8oHTWWGMpd
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And we all know how successful Apple was last time they tried to build a model for every conceivable user. Performa anyone?
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I’m gobsmacked that people think it’s cool leaving a “pro” computer so languished, it’s web page cites Aperture performance
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or to roll out a handful of Pro SKUs? Traveler, Dev, Photographer, Video Editor. One form factor doesn't fit all...
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you guys are proving the point that it takes A LOT. Even single Pro SKU means 2X product development effort.
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no question: but the largest company (!) has a sagging segment they've neglected a year to NOT build a car
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true, same could have been said about NOT building iPad 1st time, but informed & lead to all-touch iPhone.
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I'm not saying there should not be R&D but as shareholder I'm alarmed at neglect of key revenue source.
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and as an owner of 13" mid-2015 mbp this update was too small/disruptive for me to move on
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the super thin MacPro with the Yahoo bar is a fantastic consumer product. It's the luxury SUV of computing.
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my 15" 2009 MBP (no cd) shipped w/ 16GB RAM & SSD. 7 yr later benchmarks are incrementally faster + dongles
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