Colin CornabyThis does not bode well.
Eric Schwarz 
@colincornaby I wonder how many stores have just put them in the back and no one noticed?
Rowan Johnson@ecschwarz @colincornaby There are clearly issues with the Mac Pro as a product, but I seem to remember that my old store (that I used to work at and had limited floor space) didn’t have a Mac Pro on display ever. And that was 15 years ago.
I saw more Mac Pros in the edit suites at uni than I did in the three years I also spent part time at Apple. I never sold one, that’s for sure.
It’s just not a priority retail item. The fact it’s there at all is a good/neutral sign, if anything.
@rowan_johnson @ecschwarz For context - this is a flagship store that has always had a Mac Pro on display. The is the first I’ve ever seen the Mac Pro not plugged in at this store.
They could have just removed it though. It’s possible they don’t want it plugged in because it might not support 120hz output to that display?
@rowan_johnson @colincornaby Yeah, I want to say that the old Keystone (Indianapolis) store didn’t have it on display until they moved to their new location.
I live a 2 hour drive from that and the smaller Mishawaka one, so most of my infrequent trips are for a specific thing and I never look, but I think I’ll start keeping an eye out just for grins!
(Regarding university use, we had a lot of Power Mac G5s that gave way to pre-2013 Mac Pros…not sure what they’re using now. So much rendering!)
Franklin Delano Stallone@ecschwarz @colincornaby It's as far back as it can get the hardware display area of my local Apple Store.
It's shoved in a corner beside a Mac Studio hooked up to a Studio XDR display. They at least left it ambiguous as to which machine is hooked up to the display if you're not really looking.
@ecschwarz @colincornaby Speaking the Mac Studio, the fact its product page says "Powered by the most advanced Apple silicon, Mac Studio is the ultimate pro desktop." kind of tells you what they think of the Mac Pro so I'm surprised it's still around.
It's a lovely case though. Maybe they should sell just that as a enclosure for the Mac Studio.
@fds Oooh maybe as a BTO option for the Mac Studio if someone needs more expansion? (Sort of like how there’s the rack mount Pro and VESA Mounted iMac.)
@ecschwarz Initially I meant it in a slightly more sarcastic way that the case on its own could be empty and just let you put a whole Mac Studio in it and that would be better at this point.
But actually if they could design the internals in a way that the option to slot it in a Mac Pro case for the expansion feels like the best way to keep the Pro alive. I'm not sure they'd do it because I bet it would compromise the look of the inside of the Mac Pro.
Jackson Hayes@siracusa this is what I thought when you said most stores don’t have Mac Pros anymore. A lot of the stores in LA do, but I haven’t seen them plugged in in a minute.
Brendan Thompson@colincornaby I really want one. Absolutely love the cheese grater!
Thibault Le Cornec@BrendanThompson Same here but I can’t afford it! Maybe in 10 years.
I just bought a Mac Pro 2013 and will buy a Mac Pro 2010 soon. So in 2030 I'll probably buy a Mac Pro 2019 or 2023 ^^
I just bought a Mac Pro 2013 and will buy a Mac Pro 2010 soon. So in 2030 I'll probably buy a Mac Pro 2019 or 2023 ^^
@tibimac I have thought about getting a trashcan haha. Would look nice on my bookshelf
James Atkinson@colincornaby Sad tbh.
m_eiman@colincornaby there’s always the mini Pro…
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