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@ggreeneva @TheWarOnCars
Grape and Bean!! Love that place.

The parking ‘area’ is atrocious. [Sigh]

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@ggreeneva @TheWarOnCars
Grape and Bean!! Love that place.

The parking ‘area’ is atrocious. [Sigh]

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@provuejim
Yeah, that’s why everyone who has any interest is concerned. Which apple will prevail — the one that likes to make appliances, or the one that made the 2019 Mac Pro?

Appliances have been largely a great trade off, but Mac Pro is (at least) one product where that approach is problematic at best.

Unless  does something really exciting and new, perhaps? 🤞

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@provuejim
Yeah, that’s why everyone who has any interest is concerned. Which apple will prevail — the one that likes to make appliances, or the one that made the 2019 Mac Pro?

Appliances have been largely a great trade off, but Mac Pro is (at least) one product where that approach is problematic at best.

Unless  does something really exciting and new, perhaps? 🤞

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@provuejim
Apple made a coup with  silicon. I can’t believe all the smart engineers somehow didn’t realize the downside consequences for Mac Pro and modularity more generally.

So, as with *waves arm* everyone else, I’m extremely curious and not a little anxious about what they have decided to do — or not do — with the Mac Pro line.

Even though it’s customers are few, they are important, and it is inarguably the ‘halo’ Mac. Gutting (or killing) it would be *extremely* deflating for many.

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@provuejim
Apple made a coup with  silicon. I can’t believe all the smart engineers somehow didn’t realize the downside consequences for Mac Pro and modularity more generally.

So, as with *waves arm* everyone else, I’m extremely curious and not a little anxious about what they have decided to do — or not do — with the Mac Pro line.

Even though it’s customers are few, they are important, and it is inarguably the ‘halo’ Mac. Gutting (or killing) it would be *extremely* deflating for many.

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@provuejim
True. But I dont see a viable rationale to sell a Mac ‘pro’ without modular ram or gpu? What’s the point?

Unless your modularity is simply how many ultras you want to get on-board, at two or three thousand dollar increments?

And even that is suboptimal if it is only one opportunity for choice at purchase.

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@provuejim
True. But I dont see a viable rationale to sell a Mac ‘pro’ without modular ram or gpu? What’s the point?

Unless your modularity is simply how many ultras you want to get on-board, at two or three thousand dollar increments?

And even that is suboptimal if it is only one opportunity for choice at purchase.

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@stroughtonsmith @paul @markgurman

Why doesn’t apple just keep making the intel Mac Pro, with (vaguely?) timely hardware updates, of course.

Why undercut the whole point of the tool, just to toot the  silicon horn…?

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@stroughtonsmith @paul @markgurman

Why doesn’t apple just keep making the intel Mac Pro, with (vaguely?) timely hardware updates, of course.

Why undercut the whole point of the tool, just to toot the  silicon horn…?

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@jsnell @phils
I’m not advocating one way or other. But it is a thing I’ve seen mentioned by a few others. [Shrug]

I do love me some pachyderms. Much preferred to the -bot affectation / logo style. FWIW.

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@jsnell @phils
I’m not advocating one way or other. But it is a thing I’ve seen mentioned by a few others. [Shrug]

I do love me some pachyderms. Much preferred to the -bot affectation / logo style. FWIW.

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@jsnell @ivory do you think ivory is a problematic name? I can see the point that some might object. Wouldn’t mind a name change…

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@jsnell @ivory do you think ivory is a problematic name? I can see the point that some might object. Wouldn’t mind a name change…

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@stroughtonsmith @siracusa

Maybe buyers can configure with multiple (or three or four!) ultra chips at purchase (but not the mythical ‘extreme’ version)?

Maybe the intel version continues as modular with timely upgrades? That’s not the worst option, notwithstanding the mild embarrassment?

Or, maybe something else. There has to be more to this story…

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@stroughtonsmith @siracusa

Maybe buyers can configure with multiple (or three or four!) ultra chips at purchase (but not the mythical ‘extreme’ version)?

Maybe the intel version continues as modular with timely upgrades? That’s not the worst option, notwithstanding the mild embarrassment?

Or, maybe something else. There has to be more to this story…

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@stroughtonsmith @siracusa

Re. Rumor that the forthcoming Mac pro not only will not have upgradable RAM, but will also not have 3rd party/upgradeable GPU…

Which then, what’s the fucking point?

I don’t personally need a Mac Pro, but I just can’t believe Apple would release this when it just isn’t what those customers want or need?

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@stroughtonsmith @siracusa

Re. Rumor that the forthcoming Mac pro not only will not have upgradable RAM, but will also not have 3rd party/upgradeable GPU…

Which then, what’s the fucking point?

I don’t personally need a Mac Pro, but I just can’t believe Apple would release this when it just isn’t what those customers want or need?

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@mattbarlowe
Hard agree

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@mattbarlowe
Hard agree

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@bigzaphod You know, I’ve thought about this idea off and on for years. Not for me — way too expensive for a normal — but there are plenty of people who have the means to do it. But… it doesn’t seem to be thing?

Or maybe it used to be but stopped at some point? Didn’t Howard Hughes live in a hotel for awhile?

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@bigzaphod You know, I’ve thought about this idea off and on for years. Not for me — way too expensive for a normal — but there are plenty of people who have the means to do it. But… it doesn’t seem to be thing?

Or maybe it used to be but stopped at some point? Didn’t Howard Hughes live in a hotel for awhile?

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@chockenberry
You must get this question on the reg, but I don’t see it, so I’ll ask. Any news on Twitterrific --> Mastodon client for iOS & Mac?

Talbots doing ivory is legitimately great, but I can’t help but hold out hope for those of us who are Twitterrific people (hard hard yes)...

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@chockenberry
You must get this question on the reg, but I don’t see it, so I’ll ask. Any news on Twitterrific --> Mastodon client for iOS & Mac?

Talbots doing ivory is legitimately great, but I can’t help but hold out hope for those of us who are Twitterrific people (hard hard yes)...