Ok...now what?

[teagls]

If you know you are going to go that route, just build the PC and move onto Windows. It's inevitable and you'll save a load of time if you just skip straight to it.

Software isn't that easy to just transfer over. Xcode is still a necessity and since it is OS X only the switch can't be made completely until I transition away from it, which will just take time.

 

[AidenShaw]

Software isn't that easy to just transfer over. Xcode is still a necessity and since it is OS X only the switch can't be made completely until I transition away from it, which will just take time.

The solution to this would be a Virtual Hackintosh - a VM running Apple OSX on VMware Workstation on Windows.

 

[sigmadog]

The solution to this would be a Virtual Hackintosh - a VM running Apple OSX on VMware Workstation on Windows.

Honestly, I didn't think this was possible, though I've never had to consider flipping the virtual machine paradigm.

 

[shaunp]

Software isn't that easy to just transfer over. Xcode is still a necessity and since it is OS X only the switch can't be made completely until I transition away from it, which will just take time.

Yep, that might take time.

 

[SpitUK]

I went the Hack route a year ago and it's the best thing I ever did. Not had any crashes and I have updated with all the El Cap service packs plus updated to Sierra then 10.12.1.

Cheap to build and very powerful.
4ghz skylake i7
32Gb
512gb M.2
980ti graphics
40" iiyama 4k monitor.

 

[H2SO4]

I use Win10 all day every day, and have been for a year. I would still take Mavericks over Win10 if I could.

So would I but I think things are at the point where the Mac OS isn’t really better alternative any more, it’s just a different alternative. At this time I prefer OSX.

 

[deconstruct60]

Well I'm not waiting, just thought I'd mention the Macworld story since it was going around since before this latest event.

The Macworld story appears to be someone who comes into this and other forums, reads the material without much deep understanding, and rewarms a click bait article. It is a analog broken clock that eventually will be partially right "twice a day" once Apple gets around to doing an update.

For the record, I can certainly remember times when Mac Pros and other Apple machines got updated without any fanfare or special events, so it could very well be simple update on the website.

Apple has done website releases. They have never done them in the last 6 years in November-December. The holiday buyings is a extremely dubious time of year to do something "under the radar". The major of the rest of the year there is not much of any competition for announcements. Any 'slow' tech news week will gets lots of tech porn press coverage because they have little else driving content. ( so Apple spends little to no money and *STILL* gets substantive coverage. Cheap and effective. Mac marketing ... no major media ads.... that is the modus operandi. )

Personally I'm planning out a switch to Linux. It'll probably be February, but I'll need to finish researching hardware.

End of February, there may be some creditable rumblings about a Mac Pro. I'd go ahead and make whatever plans you were thinking of though.