[Phil Hoppes] "Sandy Bridge 8 core Xenon CPU's are already out. I can buy them today"
Yes, but Apple needs more of them than you do; they have to wait for production to ramp further. Major Wintel OEMs aren't generally shipping Xeon E5 systems yet either. It's not all that uncommon for new Intel processors to be available to the enthusiast/DIY market a month or two before OEMs ship systems.
This doesn't necessarily mean there will be a new Mac Pro, of course. Merely that the fact that there isn't one
yet isn't evidence that there won't be one.
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