Requiem for the Mac Pro

Moments before unveiling the new, snazzy, Touch Bar-equipped MacBook Pros at a company event last week, Apple CEO Tim Cook said a sentence that likely instilled hope in the heart of many an Apple fan. 

"The Mac is so incredibly important to us," he said. 

He didn't say "MacBook Pro," — a machine that got thoroughly updated that day — he said "Mac," which means all the Mac product lines — the iMac, the Mac Mini, the MacBook, the Mac Pro. 

Remember the Mac Pro? The odd-shaped powerhouse that's essentially the pinnacle of Apple's computer lineup, the desktop machine for professionals who truly need the best hardware and the latest specs? If you don't, I can't blame you. The new Mac Pro was announced in June 2013; it hit the stores in December that same year and was never updated since.  Read more...