rob53

pulseimages said:

So why release the Mac Studio in the first then? 

To try and pacify Mac Pro users. If I remember correctly, the Mac Studio outperformed the current Intel Mac Pro for much less money. You could build a faster Mac Pro but by the time you did, you could have purchased 2-3 Studios. Apple engineers couldn't come through with a chip(s) that would justify the Mac Pro product line--and still haven't. Mac Studio introduced in March 2022 (thought it was older than this) and now it appears the Mac Pro might be released in Spring, which would put it a year after the Studio. From other reports, the Mac Pro will use the same, oversized box as the Intel Mac Pro, which I hope isn't the final Mac Pro product. Stack two Studios on top of each other and that should be enough room for a Mac Pro with 2-4x the power of the Studio. 

Geekbench scores still put the Studio above the fastest Intel Mac Pro in single and multi-core benchmarks. Metal benchmark still gives the Ultra a score just under 100K with several faster AMD Radeon graphics cards, mainly used in the Mac Pro. 

skippingrock said:

It’s all just a way for them to force a back door to the iOS. Has nothing to do with economics. 

I’ve said the same many times and know first hand what our government is trying to do. I had legal access to a large number of government computers allowing me to look at everything on these computers. If/When I found something not allowed I was legally allowed to take the computer and give it to our security and legal teams to investigate and in some cases immediately fire them and/or arrest them. We had no rights to privacy on government computers. Now they want unfettered access to non government computers and anyone who thinks they don’t has been drinking too much Kool Aid. 

charlesn said:

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And by the way, if you're angry about this, posting here accomplishes nothing. Look up who represents you in the Senate and House if you don't already know, and email THEM. 

You do realize that unless money accompanies that email nothing will be done. It’s been a long time since members of Congress actually listened to the 90%. Corporations and PACs run this country funded by the top 5%. The other 5% just plays around a lot doing nothing. 

I think the government is upset because they can't continue the Microsoft monopoly in the federal government. It would be much easier for their IT staff to only have to deal with Microsoft garbage instead of other products. The federal, and probably state, governments are so tied to Microsoft products (especially costly client licensing) that they can't or refuse not to see how anything else could be better. Consumers have spoken in the mobile marketplace and it doesn't include Microsoft. They keep saying Apple and Google cost people too much money while conveniently not doing anything about the cost of oil, gasoline, pharmaceuticals, housing, food, and just about everything else. Even though some Apple products are costing more, their features and power continue to escalate, something the other things I mentioned don't do. We all know our government is beholden to corporations, at least the ones who bride them the most. Sorry, I meant to say make the largest contributions to their reelection (this is legal bribery, BTW). Apple also has to spend lots of money trying to product us from our own government's attack on what and how we buy things. I have used Apple products since the late 1980's. This was my choice, nobody told me I had to buy Apple products. Of course, when I actually worked for the government, they felt they could tell me what I had to buy but even then I fought it and in many cases won. These attacks on Apple have been going on for decades and it doesn't matter which party is in power. I know what I want to use, I know what I feel is better for me and my family. I don't need some ***** person in Washington DC telling me what's good or bad. I do have a choice in where I shop and there's no way our government can force me to shop where they want me to shop without breaking all kinds of basic laws. Of course, this is exactly what they continue to try and do.

ITGUYINSD said:

Annoying Mac thing #23 -- Why do only 5K monitors work with Macs?  I mean, literally any 1080p, 2K, 3.5K, 4K or more works and looks great with Windows (using scaling).
1080p on a Mac looks terrible.  Everything is too big, fonts are jagged and unsharp.  Why can't one scale on macOS?

Is there some physical barrier that Apple cannot overcome, or do they just want to sell you an uber-expensive monitor to makes tons of profit?

Nothing you're saying makes sense. 1080p resolution sucks on larger screens, even TV screens. The difficulty with 5K is the number of pixels that need to be addressed. Driving lower resolution displays is easy, higher resolution is difficult. Your comment about scaling in Windows means nothing. Mac users are used to sharp screens, Windows users are comfortable with 13" screens as their desktop.