Posted on Tuesday, November 01 2011 @ 21:30 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck
Apple Insider
claims Apple is considering to phase out its Mac Pro lineup because sales of these high-end workstations have dropped off so much that doesn't make sense to invest resources into this product line:
Although the Mac maker has reportedly developed a revision to the existing Mac Pro that may or may not see the light of day, people familiar with the matter said management as far back as May of 2011 were in limbo over whether to pour any additional resources into the product line.
According to these people, the consensus among sales executives for the Cupertino-based company was that the Mac Pro's days -- at least in its current form -- were inevitably numbered. In particular, internal discussions were said to focus around the fact that sales of the high-end workstations to both consumers and enterprises have dropped off so considerably that the Mac Pro is no longer a particularly profitable operation for Apple.
