I think proper Yoda-speak would be "patience have you must"
You quote is a proper English sentence that's been truncated (just add an "if xxx" to it).
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Losing my patience waiting for new Mac Pro
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I think proper Yoda-speak would be "patience have you must"
You quote is a proper English sentence that's been truncated (just add an "if xxx" to it).
Insane! People have way too much money to burn. Why wasn't I born in one of those rich families
))))Actually, no where did it say the winning bidder gets immediate possession of the Mac Pro. He/she might have to wait till sometime in December.
It's great they could raise a million bucks for charity. I'm guessing this guy has got tough choices, "This week should I get a Bently or that new red trash can? Jeeve's, bring me my petty cash American Express black card." It will be way cool for the first 2 months until some aftermarket case maker makes a duplicate skin. So did this thing actually ship? You gotta come up with a lot more coin to get a buggy pre-release!
Why would he wait? There is only 1 unit and the unit was shown already. What would he wait for?Actually, no where did it say the winning bidder gets immediate possession of the Mac Pro. He/she might have to wait till sometime in December.
Was it operational at the auction? I'm just being nasty here. I suspect that a one-off device like this would have been operational, but it may have used preproduction components.
Well, I'm not sure what the rules of the auctions are but I would expect them to present the final product and not something that is still being in production. Seeing that they had working mac pro at WWDC etc. then this must be fully operational and finished piece. Also, would you expect J. Ive to put something in auction that is not complete? I doubt that, he is anal about every little detail
They may take have taken possession of a fully functional, current Red Mac Pro but they may have had to sign a non-discloser agreement for it's performance specs, videos and such until after the Mac Pro becomes available.
I'm sure it was spelled out in the auction brochure, but it is quite possible to auction off the outer shell with a promise of the guts later.
I've been around high-tech (computers and aviation) for about 40+ years. It is quite possible to bring something out for a controlled demo that is not fully operational. You say lots of prayers when you do.
Also, would you expect J. Ive to put something in auction that is not complete? I doubt that, he is anal about every little detail
On this we agree.
My best guess The purchaser went home with a working Mac Pro or will have it in just a few days. Some of the components may have been manufactured by hand or repaired.
lets see if the guy boasts about it or its private collector item with no further info
Why would that be the case? They have shown it publicly at this point. There isn't a secret. If you wanted to find out, you would just look up bidding terms anyway. It's not like they can add in undisclosed conditions post-bid.
Do you really think this thing is actually coming out of the box? If it does, it's going into a display case.
Nobody who buys a Million dollar MacPro needs a MacPro (or a million dollars for that matter).
lets see if the guy boasts about it or its private collector item with no further info
You've probably all been wondering where I've been lately... Unboxing videos and benchmarks coming up
Ps... I'm assuming several other MR members where there (reveal yourselves!)... How else could the bidding got so out of control?!
I think proper Yoda-speak would be "patience have you must"
You quote is a proper English sentence that's been truncated (just add an "if xxx" to it).
eheheh AidenShaw
but the real Yoda quote is "Patience you must have"
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Perhaps you've nailed me....
But we'll never know, because what you quoted was a short phrase without context.
Who knows the full syntax and grammar of Yodaspeak for generalized comments....
Perhaps you've nailed me....
But we'll never know, because what you quoted was a short phrase without context.
Who knows the full syntax and grammar of Yodaspeak for generalized comments....
Aiden: I didn't nailed you for sure, this was a copy paste quote... My english it's quite poor.
Happy holidays to everyone.
Oooooh. I bet you're *so* angry. You should video yourself on YouTube and show us your anger
Good lord, it's only a computer. It's coming, within a month. I think you are mistaking 'losing my patience' with 'too eager to get hold of one'.
He didn't sound like it was making him "miserable," just disappointed and enticed into moving to another platform as a result. OP, however did sound miserable, so I'll give you that
. As far as his "Crippled Mac Pro" line, I think it's pretty obvious he's referring to lack of upgrade options (at least in the way many would like).The old Mac Pro (which is really fricken old) can be upgraded to a faster CPU, faster GPU, and have more RAM than the new one. Given how ridiculously old the feature-set is on the old Mac Pro, this fact is pretty embarrassing for Apple.
I can understand why some would think the new Mac Pro has more capabilities than the old one. I am absolutely dumbfounded, however, that those same people would not see why others would see the new machine as crippled in many ways. There are some very significant portions of the market which the nMP will not be able to accommodate (like CUDA).
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. - Aristotle
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