"The discontinuation of the Mac Pro should come as no surprise to anyone who has been paying attention. Reporting from late last year suggested that the Mac Pro had been put 'on the back burner,' but the desktop has clearly been in danger of falling off the stove since at least the mid-2010s."
"Apple briefly rededicated itself to its pro desktop in 2019 with a new design that hearkened back to more versatile, upgradeable, be-handled versions of the Power Mac and Mac Pro. But by the time it was updated again with M2 Ultra four years later, it was already clear that the idea of a huge and expandable Mac desktop was out of step with the Apple Silicon era."
"The desktop's demise confirms that, at least in Apple's estimation, the Mac Pro was trying to fill a niche that no longer exists. The Mac Pro is survived by the M4 Max and M3 Ultra versions of the Mac Studio desktop, as well as by the M4 Pro Mac mini."
Apple has officially discontinued the Mac Pro tower, confirming that the M2 Ultra model released in mid-2023 will be the last. The Mac Pro has been in decline since the mid-2010s, with a lack of updates and a design that fell out of favor. Although Apple attempted to revitalize the Mac Pro in 2019, the shift to Apple Silicon rendered the need for a large, expandable desktop obsolete. The Mac Pro will be succeeded by the M4 Max and M3 Ultra versions of the Mac Studio and the M4 Pro Mac mini.
Read at Ars Technica
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