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Most of us Mac Professionals and enthusiasts pretty much saw that coming. With no updates since the M2 Ultra version in 2023, it was pretty clear that Apple had lost interest in the Mac Pro, no updates were coming and its days were numbered. Towards the end of March 2026, Apple pulled the plug.

“Apple has discontinued the Mac Pro and has removed the machine from its website, reports 9to5Mac. Apple said it does not plan to design a new version of the ‌Mac Pro‌, and no new model will be coming in the future.” – Mac Rumors

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We Saw It Coming – Fantastic Realities: Studio Blog & Online Shop We Saw It Coming Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / By Kurt Griffith / April 13, 2026 R.I.P. Mac Pro. Image – 9 to 5 Mac Well, most of us Mac Professionals and enthusiasts pretty much saw that coming. With no updates since the M2 Ultra version in 2023, it was pretty clear that Apple had lost intere...

Well, most of us Mac Professionals and enthusiasts pretty much saw that coming. With no updates since the M2 Ultra version, it was pretty clear that Apple had lost interest in the Mac Pro.

“Apple has discontinued the Mac Pro and has removed the machine from its website, reports 9to5Mac. Apple said it does not plan to design a new version of the ‌Mac Pro‌, and no new model will be coming in the future.” – Mac Rumors

The design of Apple Silicon's SOC, means theat even with PCIe slots, there was almost nothing that you could plug in except super niche specialty cards. You could not upgrade storage or RAM. It was a mighty beast while it lasted. Still rocking two ancient Mac Pro 5,1s.

Link in teh comm3t5, because F4c3b00k.

Back from Hospital. Studio working with limited hours.

Studio is offline due to extended illness. And yep, unpaid sick days....

Yes, you're seeing it correctly... SALE ad from New Egg. A 2TB Internal SSD is $295, while those 32 GB DDR5 RAM sticks now go for $360. Thanks to AI sucking up nearly ALL THE RAM ON THE PLANET.

And there it is.

“If you ever wonder why AI continues to be pushed relentlessly despite customer indifference or outright disdain, take this example by Shopify’s CEO – AI is seen by CEOs and venture capitalists as a way to lay people off. They would rather burn the Amazon rainforest to the ground, pave it, and put up the world’s biggest Arby’s than hire one more of you ungrateful, needy meat sacks.

“Wah-wah, I want health care. Wah-wah, I want a 401k. What about the CEO’s fifth yacht? Did you ever stop to think of that?” – The Macalope, Macworld

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