"The M2 Ultra edition of the Mac Pro launched three years ago, with Apple hardware exec and possible future CEO John Ternus saying that 'for those users who need the versatility of internal expansion, Mac Pro combines PCIe slots with our most powerful chip.'"
"Apple has acknowledged that 2013's 'trash can' Mac Pro design put it into a thermal corner it couldn't find a way out of, as large single-GPU cards became preferred over multiple GPUs."
"Pro users wanted more options, with Red Digital Cinema president Jarred Land stopping during a talk in 2018 to tell an Apple employee that 'We need Nvidia support... it's not good for the community to just be on one platform so please just think about it, please.'"
The 'cheese grater' Mac Pro workstation has been discontinued, marking the end of its run since 2006. The M2 Ultra edition launched three years ago but lacked GPU expansion support, leading professionals to prefer the Mac Studio, which offered similar performance at a lower price. Apple acknowledged past design flaws with the 'trash can' Mac Pro and shifted back to a tower design. Currently, the Mac Studio and Thunderbolt 5 remain the main options for users needing additional capabilities.
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