Re: The Mac Pro we dream about?

In a world of diminishing budgets the ability to turn it up to 11 has a steep price. Granted sometimes you MUST be able to turn it up to 11 but the relative portion of the market that needs that is decreasing (operative word is relative, not absolute).

Thunderbolt is another one of those budget conscious solutions. It's 4xPCIe that's movable and daisy chainable (depending on the device). You can move your Thunderbolt "whatever" from machine to machine as needed as opposed to buying the "whatever" for each machine. Of course some want a "whatever" for each machine . . . but budgets are declining. And as optical Thunderbolt happens down the road, the market may shift further.