There’s been strong indication that Apple is contemplating killing off the Mac Pro. But a sad, small group of creative professionals is crying out for Cupertino to give them new machines. Problem is, their clamoring probably won’t be heard, because their bleak little group—We Want a New Macpro—only has a paltry 54 likes.
By contrast, the campaign to Save All My Children has legs, with 5,466 likes—about 100 times more than care about a Mac Pro refresh. ABC cancelled the show months ago. And mullets, as in the “business in the front, party in the back” haircut, have a whopping 15,791 likes.
Even Get Sam Biddle Off Gizmodo has 25 likes, more than halfway to this depressing new computer lobbying campaign. But hey, a goal’s a goal!
The Mac Pro group has submitted a letter to Apple making their grievances known. But to be honest, it’s probably no use. These 54 souls might actually be the only ones who would buy it. It’s difficult to justify the purchase of a $2,500 computer with a giant bulky tower when there are cheaper options packed with plenty of power. Sales have steadily slipped and Apple has focused its efforts into the MacBook line, which will probably be updated soon, possibly as soon as next month at WWDC. It might be time to mourn the death of the Mac Pro. At the world’s smallest funeral. [Facebook]













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Oh look, there’s 905 likes now. Good job Giz.
And now “Get Sam Biddle Off Gizmodo” has 70.
The Gizmodo Christmas party might be a fiery one this year
Utterly useless these days. Kill it
But do love the case. It’s pure art
My Quad core 8 thread i7 @ 4.2GHz with 18GB ram would sorely disagree.
Dual CPU systems with heaps of RAM and raw power are still needed!
Fancy going through a 36MP RAW image on an iMac? Nevermind a 60MP+ Medium format image or 4k/8k video!
Sure, overkill for most people but there will be plenty that would being even new Mac Pro’s to their knees.
I promised myself I wouldn’t reply to this link-bait article but…
Unless you’ve lived with a Mac Pro, you won’t understand the pure joy of using one. Mine has over 8Tb of disk storage, an upgraded GPU, 18Gb RAM – all packed into 1 box that runs very quietly on the desk next to me.
I really don’t want to go back to trailing wires all over the place every time I want to add another drive.
There may not be many ‘likes’ on the Facebook page but I’d hope that was more to do with the fact that most Pro owners are busy working rather than wasting their time on the fad-of-day Facebook
You can build your own system for half the price (if not for less) and dump OSX on it (if its vital). But TBH, there’s nothing wrong with Win7 and PS
Since Quadro and FirePro are no longer compatible with MacPros, there’s really no need for them. A Custom build PC can do everything the MacPro can do
LOL, you used the words Mac and professionals in the same sentace
LOL.
LOL, you spelt the word sentence incorrectly.
LOL
Uh they lost me at the “I’m one of your loyal users” spiel.
Don’t think you’re owed anything is a good attitude for a consumer.