Apple discontinues the Mac Pro and says it has no plans to offer future Mac Pro hardware
It's the end of an era: Apple has confirmed to 9to5Mac that the Mac Pro is being discontinued. It is being removed from Apple's website as of Thursday afternoon. The “buy” page on Apple's website …
9to5MacChance Miller
Context & Ripple Effects
Apple’s decision closes a product line rather than merely pausing sales: the company says the Mac Pro is leaving its site and has no future hardware planned. It follows Apple’s earlier retreat from a separate pro desktop category, when it removed iMac Pro build-to-order options ahead of confirming that model’s discontinuation.
The relevant arc is Apple simplifying a specialized professional-Mac offering. Its prior iMac Pro discontinuation confirmation framed another Apple desktop as the preferred option for most pro users; the Mac Pro announcement makes the remaining product-line choices more consequential for users with the most demanding workstation requirements.
First-order effects
Mac Pro buyers can no longer order new units from Apple once the removal takes effect, and prospective customers lose a future Mac Pro upgrade path.
Apple ends ongoing Mac Pro hardware planning, narrowing its direct commitment to a distinct, top-end modular workstation line.
Second-order effects
Organizations that had standardized on Mac Pro deployments will need to reassess refresh plans around other available systems or alternative workstation suppliers, especially where expansion capability was a purchasing criterion.
The change concentrates demand and scrutiny on Apple’s remaining professional hardware choices, while competing workstation vendors gain a clearer opening in accounts that specifically required a future Mac Pro roadmap.
Third-order effects
If Apple continues to retire separate professional desktop categories, the Mac market may become more centered on broadly scalable designs rather than dedicated, modular workstation families.
The decision raises the strategic importance of whether high-end professional workflows can be served by the rest of Apple’s hardware lineup; customers that cannot make that transition may diversify their platform choices.
The trend: This is another step in the consolidation of specialized professional Mac hardware into a smaller set of product families.
Apple has been telegraphing this the last month: 1) Mac Pros going out of stock at retail stores and online 2) Discontinuing the Pro Display XDR and naming of new Studio Display 3) Announcing it'll build Mac minis in Houston I had also written in December this was happening.
RIP Mac Pro Mac Studio is better anyway, larger towers are a remanent of a time when they were required for high performance. For Apple, that hasn't been a requirement for 5 years. Can't wait for the updated Mac Studio, whenever that may be.
I wonder if we'll see some sort of expansion of Mac Studio now? Honestly even the Mac Studio is in a weird place... I believe the M5 Max MBP outperforms it now iirc.
There really was no reason for the Apple Silicon Mac Pro to exist. The Mac Pro was made for expansion. And with expansion extremely limited for Apple Silicon Mac's, it's a pointless product. Especially when the Studio serves the same performance needs for a fraction of the cost.
So the Mac Pro is now discontinued. That alongside the protest display XDR, it seems like Apple is really making a shift from their highest end hardware being known as pro hardware, tone, studio hardware. With the ultra chip Mac studio, I'm excited to see where this goes from
This is so sad... Mac Pro has been neglected by Apple many times over. I know it's a lower volume product these days but I was really hoping for a true Apple Silicon revamp with a special chip and special expansion capabilities for those who truly need it.
@markgurman What you wrote: “That suggests the Mac Pro won't be updated in 2026 in a significant way.” To me, this reads as “right either way.” No update? Right. New chip? Not significant. Still right. I just feel like you don't have to always tell us you were first! Sorry to be …