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Originally Posted by alcimedes
Apple had written off the Pro market, got too much grief for it, then made up the technical excuses as the reason why they'd dropped the ball completely. (although if the hurdles were strictly technical, there were work arounds in place if they cared enough to really want to speed bump them at the least, since faster stuff with a lower thermal output has come out since then.)
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When exactly did Apple "write off the Pro market?" Was it before or after they put a huge amount of effort into redesigning the Mac Pro? Before or after they put a huge amount of effort into redesigning the MacBook Pro? Before or after they decided to add a second workstation-class desktop to their lineup?
But, okay, even though the timeline for this argument makes zero sense, let's concede the point: at some point between 2013 and 2017 Apple "wrote off" the Pro market and then changed their mind, despite releasing a new or redesigned products aimed at pros in 2013, 2015, 2016, and 2017. You expect me to believe that Apple made a strategic decision of this magnitude and then changed their mind not because of anything having to do with profit or revenue, but because Marco Arment wouldn't stop whining about it? Really?