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tenthousandthings said:

The most important thing to keep in mind is that the Mac Pro is a very forward-looking design. Apple isn't in a hurry here. They are already way out ahead. Some might say too far. Regardless, these new processor architectures and platforms require new approaches to the increasing heat -- that is what the Mac Pro is all about. In addition, USB 3.1 and Thunderbolt 3 (and beyond) mean the "workstation" is changing, moving toward the more flexible, modular world exemplified by the current Mac Pro.

People often just assume that the direction apple takes is "the future". The cube was once the future too, but it didn't mean Apple was "way out ahead"
Like with the cube, Apple's direction has been tangential with the Late 2013 Mac Pro. They are not "way out ahead - the rest of the workstation industry will not decide that non upgradeable appliance workstations which look cute - are the future.

Rather than being way out ahead, I'd argue that when it comes to workstations Apple are pulled over in a layby somewhere, curling their hair and admiring how pretty they are in the mirror.