I was a holdout until recently - :sniff: - some who still are might like this read posted on ars:
http://arstechnica.com/apple/2016/10/life-after-death-for-apples-xserve/
http://arstechnica.com/apple/2016/10/life-after-death-for-apples-xserve/
Took me awhile to find it, so long ago. I walked down memory lane and included a few other pics, at Macworld watching Jobs show the lampshade, installing those servers, an iMac delivery, at 1 Infinite loop. I am the 6'7" bald guy.Les, that's beautiful - upload a hi res version for us please!
You in the "biz"?Thanks Les - a trip down memory lane for me as well.
Apple doesn't need to get back into the server market, they just need to allow you to run Mac OS Server inside VMware ESX (on non Apple hardware). They could even charge a few hundred dollars more for it to make up for the loss of buying a Mac.
Agree mostly. There's no reason for Apple to get back in the game. Windows and to some extent Linux servers offer an IT department all they need. Where is the advantage on having a Mac server? I can see something like small shops using Mini's (as I do at home and did at work for some tasks they could handle well) but for the Enterprise? Nah.Apple doesn't need to get back into the server market, they just need to allow you to run Mac OS Server inside VMware ESX (on non Apple hardware). They could even charge a few hundred dollars more for it to make up for the loss of buying a Mac.