Depends on Apple's management.
Some people still hope they haven't completely forgotten about UNIX workstation market, after dropping the server one.
Depends on Apple's management.
Some people still hope they haven't completely forgotten about UNIX workstation market, after dropping the server one.
It’s mean if the next CEO is fucking stupid and replaces everyone at the top with literal slugs, it could happen. Short of that, it’s a consistent $35B-40B segment of their operations that makes the iPhone, iPad and everything else they do possible.
I spoke above about Apple being the iPhone company, but that doesn’t make the Mac inessential. An iPad with Xcode would be great for the iPad, but it’s a far cry from any kind of justification for killing off an extremely successful and profitable product line. You could stick macOS on an iPad tomorrow and it wouldn’t be an adequate replacement for a MacBook Air, let alone a MacBook Pro or anything else in the lineup.
Also nobody is talking about UNIX workstations in 2025.