Wow, feel better now, that's a load of hate, glad you were able to unload. Maybe you should realise that the focus of Apple is not the high end video guys anymore.
Load of hate? You've got to be kidding me. I'm not a professional or a "high end video guy", and I love Apple and own nothing but their products, however that doesn't mean that criticism isn't warranted. Everything I've said is true, and most people are cognizant of this. I know that Apple's focus isn't the high end PC market anymore, which is a decision made without an ounce of foresight.
I understand that the people who the Mac Pro is marketed towards isn't profitable or large, but they bring something to the Apple ecosystem that neither I, nor any regular, average person with an iPhone could ever hope to. They impart a sense of legitimacy that isn't found anywhere else. Regular people see that these professional users are using Apple's products and often look towards Apple too (though usually their consumer lines). After all, if Apple makes products that professionals use, then they must be a good company that makes high quality products, right? I mean, I want to buy the products that the pros use. And if these pros are no longer satisfied with Apple for their workhorse PC's and are forced to look outside the Apple ecosystem for different computers, it could eventually contribute to them looking elsewhere for phones and tablets as well. If they switch to Android for these devices, then they will also leave Apple's services behind. This means they sell fewer iPhones, get less revenue from the App Store and iCloud, etc. Less activity on the App Store could see developers prioritizing Android over iOS, which could result in fewer apps for iPhone that are of lower quality. And it's not just the small pro segment either; they are influential and may start to convert their families and friends away from Apple too, and so on.
The customers who have traditionally been the target for the Mac Pro aren't stuck in a vacuum, separated from the rest of Apple's customers. You cannot just remove them and expect everything else to stay the same. It doesn't work like that in 2016 where everything is interconnected and companies are increasingly selling products based on the strength of their ecosystems. Pro users are part of a greater whole, and letting the Pro products languish easily could result in a cascading effect that could affect Apple in a very negative way. After all, a house of cards can come crumbling down if you remove just one. Will this happen overnight? No, of course not! But it could happen slowly over time, and I think we are starting to see this.
Perhaps I am being overly dramatic, but regardless of that, Apple has made some very foolish decisions. I mean, why cede markets (like video production and design) that you are extremely influential, if not dominant in? With Final Cut Pro X, Apple drove many people to competitor products. It's the same with the canning of Aperture. They took an entire customer base and handed them over on a silver platter to Adobe. A company with even a little bit of wisdom would only do this as a last resort. And come on, Apple has about eleventy billion trillion dollars, and they wouldn't have to do anything as a last resort. Even if it's not profitable, they could easily keep a small team working on either making these products not suck for their intended consumers or in keeping products extant (and competitive) in the first place. This would be the smart thing as it would keep them as diverse as possible. (This would incredibly smart because Apple is seen as a one trick pony with the iPhone. If the iPhone goes bust, then what?) Tim Cook went on the record during his recent interview with Jim Kramer and said that money wasn't the important thing, but we all know it is. If money wasn't the important thing, then Apple would still be giving it their all with Pro products.
Oh, and one last reason why it's smart to invest in pro products: loyalty. Which do you think is more loyal? That "high end video guy" who buys Apple hardware and software for his video production business, or a sorority girl who bought an iPhone because it was a pretty pink color?
