Nearly
three weeks after the original developer seed of OS X 10.7.3, Apple has
seeded a second build (Build 11D24) to developers. In this build Apple
has added both Safari and Spotlight as areas of developer testing for
this maintenance update. Of course, Apple is still asking developers to
look into areas such as iCloud Document Storage, Address Book, iCal and
Mail.
Since this developer release, Netkas has
found hints of the next-generation Mac Pro in the release.
Specifically, there are functions names referencing something called
“Tahiti”. I happens that “Tahiti” is the codename for AMD’s forthcoming 28nm desktop video cards due out next month.
MacGadget.de
takes it one step further and extrapolates that this “Tahiti” reference
must be for the Mac Pro as it is the only remaining Mac to utilize
desktop-class graphics chips. Plus, Apple traditionally only introduces
new graphics card compatibility with each Mac Pro revision.
Even
with all of this evidence, the future of the Mac Pro sill seems
uncertain. Rumors have circulated that claim Apple is even questioning
whether to continue manufacturing the line. That said, the the release
of this new AMD card coincides nicely with the planned release of new
Intel Xeon chips which would be suitable for a new Mac Book Pro.
If
I was a betting man, I would say that Apple has at least one more Mac
Pro update in them. It’s been July of 2010 since Apple has updated the
line, so it’s well overdue, and professionals still use and swear by
them. I wouldn’t even begin to wager on whether the company updates the
enclosure as some rumors have suggested. I just believe that the time
isn’t right for Apple to kill off the Pro just yet.
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