During Wednesday's Financial Results conference call, some i ights came to light regarding the sales of A le's Mac Pro. Were potential purchasers waiting on the release of Leopard before buying, in what they call a "Leopard related pause"? A le said no. It wa 't a factor now and it didn't ha en when Tiger was about to be released either. So why have Mac Pro sales have been under-performing? A le thinks there is a major factor keeping people from ho ing onto the Mac Pro bandwagon: Adobe.The lack of an Intel-ha y Creative Suite, whose release is due during the 2nd quarter of the year (calendar year, that is), will probably open up a new stream of Mac Pro sales that have been delayed because of software incompatibility. I personally ca ot begin to count the amount of money I have sent towards both Adobe and Microsoft for their software, particularly for Photoshop, Word, and Excel. And I can't imagine a time where we ever see A le software di lace these software e entials. So for me, having Intel-friendly Adobe and Microsoft Universal Binaries is totally a precondition before laying out the cash for a major Mac upgrade.
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