About this episode

This episode discusses the discontinuation of the Mac Pro and its implications for Apple's product lineup.

Apple has finally discontinued the Mac Pro. On this episode of the Macworld Podcast, we talk about Apple’s tower workstation: its history, its purpose, and what it means for the Mac lineup going forward. 00:00:00 Start00:01:27 Apple 50th anniversary wrap-up00:08:05 Apple History: Apple I00:15:29 Mac Pro discussion00:41:34 Apple Studio Display and Studio Display XDR reviews00:55:46 Comment Corner01:01:22 Wrap-up and how to contact us01:02:49 RIP Chuck La Tournous Show notes for episode 978: https://www.macworld.com/article/310719RIP Mac Pro: Apple officially kills its tower computer: https://www.macworld.com/article/3100222The Mac Pro died so Apple silicon could live: https://www.macworld.com/article/3100286A complete history of Apple’s pro Macs: https://www.macworld.com/article/670425Relive the original Mac Pro through the pages of Macworld: https://www.macworld.com/article/3100251Apple Studio Display (2026) review: https://www.macworld.com/article/3091564Apple Studio Display XDR review: https://www.macworld.com/article/3083124 Send us an email: podcast@macworld.comBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/macworld.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/MacworldInstagram…

People in this episode

Host: Macworld Podcast

Topics covered

• Mac Pro
• Apple history
• Apple products
• technology discussion
• workstation computers

Keywords

• Mac Pro
• Apple
• technology
• workstation
• Apple history
• Studio Display
• Chuck La Tournous

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Apple

Products: Mac Pro, Apple Studio Display, Apple Studio Display XDR

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