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Top stories: Mac Pro discontinued, iOS 26.4 now available, more

The Mac Pro, discontinued after 20 years, was last updated three years ago and has been replaced by the more affordable Mac Studio, Apple confirmed this week.

  • Apple officially discontinued the Mac Pro this week, ending a 20-year product run as the company confirmed no future models are planned.
  • The Mac Studio has largely usurped the workstation's market role, offering similar performance at a much lower starting price, following three years without Mac Pro hardware updates.
  • Alongside the tower, Apple retired its $700 kit designed to add wheels to the hardware, which arrived 20 years ago as an Intel-based upgrade to the PowerPC-driven Power Mac G5.
  • Hardware engineering chief John Ternus is overseeing major iPhone revamps, including foldable models this year and edge-to-edge screens potentially arriving by 2027 for the device's 20th anniversary.
  • Significant AI advancements will be a major focus of the Worldwide Developers Conference , scheduled for June 8 to 12, where developers can attend sessions or enter a lottery for in-person access at Apple Park.
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Apple has discontinued the Mac Pro. The desktop computer had a twenty-year lifespan and served as the company's flagship model for most of its lifespan. The company has since removed the product from its website. The Mac Pro was first launched in 2006 as a replacement for the Power Mac G5, the then-mainstay model, reports Telegraph. Similar to its predecessor, the Mac Pro was a tower-shaped desktop PC with a modular design that allowed users to …

With the Mac Pro discontinued, Apple appears to be abandoning its classic expandable workstation model to focus on the Mac Studio, unified memory, local AI, and a possible M5 Ultra. But without a strong push into software, the new strategy risks remaining unfinished. - on macitynet.it The end of the Mac Pro and Apple's future, another vision of power for professionals

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The Mac Pro, Apple's flagship computer, has ended its existence. Learn about the history and major updates of the model over two decades.

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MacRumors broke the news in United States on Saturday, March 28, 2026.
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