In March, Apple announced it was discontinuing the Mac Pro and confirmed that it had no plans to offer future Mac Pro hardware.
A new report from Bloomberg today offers more context on Apple’s Mac Pro strategy, with a surprising tidbit on something Apple was working on …
Inside Apple’s scrapped Mac Pro plans
In the latest edition of his Power On newsletter, Mark Gurman explains that ditching the Mac Pro “wasn’t always the plan” inside Apple. Gurman reiterates a previously reported point: Apple’s initial idea was to position a so-called “Extreme” chip above the “Ultra” chip.
“I’m told Apple had developed both M2 Extreme and M3 Extreme chips before winding down those projects due to cost and demand concerns,” the report explains.
