Mac Pro vintage

[Sharangad]

The 9-TO-5 Mac article (http://9to5mac.com/2013/04/29/original-iphone-will-soon-reach-obsolete-status-in-apple-retail-stores/) indicates that the original iphone is moving to vintage status.

It also lists some 2007 iMac and such.


It also appears to list the Mac Pro (no year indicated) as being vintage.

Does this mean the Mac Pro is being discontinued? It's already unavailable in the EU.

 

[violst]

The Mac Pro they are referring to is the 2006 model.

 

[simsaladimbamba]

It also appears to list the Mac Pro (no year indicated) as being vintage.

Does this mean the Mac Pro is being discontinued? It's already unavailable in the EU.

Since that list also includes model families like the iMac and MacBook Pro and iPhone, families that still exist and get updated on a yearly basis, the fact that a Mac Pro model, and not the entire Mac Pro family, is on that list, should not let you deduce, that the Mac Pro is being discontinued. There are a lot of more prevalent indications, the Mac Pro might be discontinued than one Mac Pro model being declared as vintage, and after six years it might be the time for that model to be declared so.

 

[El Awesome]

Since that list also includes model families like the iMac and MacBook Pro and iPhone, families that still exist and get updated on a yearly basis, the fact that a Mac Pro model, and not the entire Mac Pro family, is on that list, should not let you deduce, that the Mac Pro is being discontinued. There are a lot of more prevalent indications, the Mac Pro might be discontinued than one Mac Pro model being declared as vintage, and after six years it might be the time for that model to be declared so.

Another hint for that is that the MP may not be sold in Europe since March because it doesen't have any protection on the fan blades so if you touch it while it is running you may hurt yourself - WTF Europe?!
Apple decided to simply discontiniue the MP in Europe instead of "improving" it.

 

[maxosx]

Since that list also includes model families like the iMac and MacBook Pro and iPhone, families that still exist and get updated on a yearly basis, the fact that a Mac Pro model, and not the entire Mac Pro family, is on that list, should not let you deduce, that the Mac Pro is being discontinued. There are a lot of more prevalent indications, the Mac Pro might be discontinued than one Mac Pro model being declared as vintage, and after six years it might be the time for that model to be declared so.

Very well said.

Based on my observations over the years, Apples been very consistent in sticking to these time lines.