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Apple is moving very quickly.
That's a very smart move from Apple, what do you think guys?
Apple's Mac Pro

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IMHO the only thing Apple is good at is making (gullible) people believe that they, respectively their products, are good. I would not call that ability smart but hey being smart can be a very subjective ability.

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I wonder what was first. Jolla's website with scroll down animated content, or Apple's Mac Pro website with scroll down animated content, or did they both copy from somewhere else..? :)

Anyway, Apple computers are great and intelligently designed hardware. However, the new Mac Pro was necessary as Apple wasn't allowed to sell the old one in Europe anymore, due to some hardware safety regulations.

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I must admit Apple is doing nice design.

There is still no other Desktop Computer that can compare with Apple.

99,9% of PC chassis locks like its done by a 10 year old gamer or else some +50 year old guy who does not no anything about how to make a computer look good :(

I would not mind run some Linux dist on Apple HW.

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Yet that's such a big move from Apple, they had a lot of negative comments regarding iOS 7, but it wouldn't matter anyway, they have this now.
Yeah, I noticed that.. Will look into it, something seems fishy..
I know, I would even buy it. But this is definitely a way to get back to the top.. I am afraid Apple will wear its crown again.

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So what are those negative comments? I would move to apple right away if I could really afford it... I WOULD. I saw that iOS7 combine functions from Android and Windows with their own software and made one beauty os... That's my oppinion after seeing some screenshots, didn't actually test it. But idk, after all my experience with phones and computers, I will stick to Fujitsu and Windows for PC's and Apple and iOS for phones.

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Well the negative side of Apple was about the combining of Android, WP, Sailfish...etc. features in iOS 7, since they were copying these companies' work. Yes the UI is nice, but they didn't do anything original, every part of the OS is copied from somewhere. And copying another OS' features is definitely wrong. That was were a lot of people stood against Apple. Other than that, I loved the iOS 7, regardless of their VERY closed OS.

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ifans would buy it though the fact they have no use of the dedicated and hyped hardware indeed they may go fine with the earliest mac for what they actually need:p and a giant leap in compact hardware for those who really need it but find a bit hard to afford it:) mindless age !

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Well, so, you're telling me here they take the best parts of other software and combines them together in a stable and closed OS, so anybody can use this without the fear that they can break something if they play with a mod or something like that. That my friend is worth paying, a safe OS that won't break because "my cat touched the touchscreen and deleted the whole filesystem and stuff".

Also, the assistance is gold @ these companies (Apple, and now, since WP8 - Microsoft).

For these open source, who's going to assist you in a problem? A specialized center, or a forum full of people who TRY stuff, maybe it works, maybe it breaks, but that's the magic of open source...

P.S. here I was talking only about smartphone devices. As I will keep my idea, a Fujitsu (MADE IN JAPAN) and Windows (or Linux) is gold in the business area. I don't care about games and stuff, so the video memory can be a let down just for 3D, HD rendering (256 SHARED), but beside that I have: 2.0 Ghz CPU with 1.5 GB of ram (I had to share with another laptop I have), I can run PS6, Sony SoundForge, Sony ACID, Sony Vegas PRO and Visual Studio 2012 with no problems. 80GB of harddisk and that's enough since every personal data is stored on the cloud, and now the extras: high power soundcard (for audio mastering), hard disk g-sensor monitor (meaning when detecting sudden moves/shocks it disables the hard drive for protection), irDA port (for wireless control for other devices), biometric and card reader (security with fingerprint and/or smartcard), hot bay (meaning I can switch to cd-rom, 2nd battery or another hdd drive without rebooting the pc) and the best of all a Wacom Penabled 12inch display with pen input.

All this you can get for about under 400 USD, buy a Win8 PRO license and still spare some money. For real business computer I would recomend "PC" with WINDOWS. Now another thing, I have a fiend that study in UK, and their university uses only MAC so there you have to use MAC because PC is useless, but if you're already used with Windows, stay with windows and buy some good quality hardware for what you need! :)

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I did NOT disagree that it is a safe OS, with great features and performance. I did not stand against that fact at all, but don't you realize that they're stealing other companies' features? It's STEALING no matter what. If it was great or not, hits and breaks the markets or not, remains stealing. Apple would be in great trouble if they keep all the stolen parts widely exposed in front of people to notice. It's a combination of all OSs mashed-up together, it's stealing. But I can not deny the fact that the OS has improved a lot. Anyway, our topic is about Mac Pro, not the iPhone or iOS 7, so let's stick to this topic right now. Although I would love to hear your opinion regarding Apple's crime.

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I built my first Hackintosh last march. It's rediciously easy these days. And not just easy to install, but to maintain and update as well.

Might still get a Macbook Air, but my days buying Apple desktops are over.

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Personally I don't like Mac from the first place, but if I were to choose between a desktop Windows PC and Mac Pro.. I will definitely move to Mac Pro. I would love to see such awesome technology in a 9-inch portable device.

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What's special about Apple HW - other than it is generally a lower spec than similarly priced competition?

They have one and only one advantage. The HW and SW are designed together. Unlike Windows or Linux which are designed to work on any conceivable HW under the sun, resulting in all sorts of missing drivers and other incompatibility issues that Apple cleverly sneakily avoided.

One word: Hipsters. :p

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Personally I'm going to opposite direction. I have used macs for a long time. Basicly ever since Commodore/Amiga died. I love OS X, but Mac desktops have become pretty much non-upgradable. Good luck trying to switch GPU on those new Mac pros. No internal expansion space whatsoever. Its like an iMac without monitor.

Very happy with my new triple-booting (OS X, Linux , Windows) hackintosh box.

-looks great (white Bitfenix Prodigy)
-small (ITX mobo)
-really quiet and makes less noise than my previous Mac. Passive PSU, passively modded Nvidia 650ti GPU, passively cooled Intel i7 3770t (quad core with hyperthreading and 45W TDP) and only 2 quiet case fans.

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First site I can remember doing that was Nike's site "A Better World" from a few years back - at least 2010 or so.