Re: Thoughts on why FCP X is here to stay and the Mac Pro isn't.

If one wants an all Mac workflow (and Apple loves ecosystems) there will be a MacPro replacement. There's a whole lot of different types of rendering in which multi core Xeons will help. Once someone has to search for a Windows solution it becomes much easier (more practical for some) to switch to a common OS for ease of infrastructure build out. Eventually I think clustering will rule (maybe by the time Thunderbolt goes completely optical) and other technologies can take advantage of it . . . if speeds can approach on board throughput. Keep in mind the world of codecs keeps getting more demanding on system resources and the demands for speed of delivery keeps escalating.