Thresher-the-Shark

I hate to be that guy, but actually the first Mac to have a backlit keyboard was the original 17” PowerBook G4, released in 2003.

I actually liked them and still have a couple. They just never should have been sold as a Mac Pro.

I also think they could have been noticeably better if they had been just a bit bigger to allow for a larger heatsink, included a 2nd SSD slot, and included a fan in the bottom in addition to the one it came with on the top. This could have allowed for better cooling via push-pull action, and potentially avoided the thermal headroom corner Apple backed themselves into. Although, also as hinted by Apple execs, it came out right before dual GPU setups started going by the wayside in favor of more powerful single GPUs. Inefficiencies, communication bottlenecks, and memory sharing issues all contributed to the relegation of AMD CrossFire/nVidia SLI to niche use cases.

Somewhat ironically though the 2013 cylindrical Mac Pro did eventually make a comeback. It's just now a cuboid and is called the Mac Studio.

Perfect, now I just need a spare $5K for a new 5K iMac Pro.

I notice not mentioned, is the fact T-Mobile is going to charge $5 every month per tracker to connect to their network.

beautyspin said:

Looks like other countries have figured out how to give a tit-for-tat response to US bullying other countries' goods manufacturers. US is no longer the country that every one fears anymore and hence more and more retaliatory actions against US products is seen in most countries now.

"Has South Korea and the US been having a spat recently I was unaware of?"