quadra 610

"Pro" is an Apple (in their case, anyway) marketing designation used to distinguish a particular model from its less powerful (or somehow lesser, it isn't always in terms of raw power) sibling. It doesn't denote "for professionals" in terms of market demographics or what they may or may not need, though "professionals" might have found "Pro" gear from Apple a good fit for their needs. Don't read too much into these terms. 

And what's more, if we insist on pressing these terms further, Apple has been heavily targeting the "Prosumer" market for years now. 

Need to wait a few quarters, maybe even a year, before anything can be said. 

Soli said:

quadra 610 said:

Because this is the first time ever, ever ever ever, that Apple has made compromises in favour of some other gain, or limited functionality because they had no choice, or opt for a worse alternative.

That's sarcasm, right?

Yep.  

Because this is the first time ever, ever ever ever, that Apple has made compromises in favour of some other gain, or limited functionality because they had no choice, or opt for a worse alternative.






They aren't doing it on purpose just to mess with the customer. More often than not (nearly always, in fact), the reason actually makes sense (at least from Apple's perspective - costs, engineering, supply/demand, etc.)  

No Apple ecosystem, no sale.

Been this way since forever for the majority of Apple users. Microsoft is under the impression that something has changed. Yet again they'll see that nothing has.