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samalex
November 5th, 2010, 09:47 PM
Wow! I know it doesn't have a huge marketshare, but for the people I know who use Apple XServers I hear they work great:
http://forums.appleinsider.com/showthread.php?threadid=114499

Too bad they'll no longer be available after Jan 31, 2011. I really wish Apple would just open OSX to run on any PC and not just Apple hardware. Or worse case open the Server edition of OSX to run on any hardware platform and just upcharge folks for it.

Mr. Picklesworth
November 5th, 2010, 09:49 PM
Today (http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/551) is brought to you by the letter Y, X's arch nemesis.

Sporkman
November 5th, 2010, 10:00 PM
I really wish Apple would just open OSX to run on any PC and not just Apple hardware.

I really wish they would send me a million dollars.

I would benefit more directly from that, and it would be a cheaper option for them as well. Win-win.

kaldor
November 5th, 2010, 10:07 PM
I'm surprised they didn't do it sooner. I don't see the point in running an OS X server.

alexan
November 5th, 2010, 10:10 PM
What's this thread about?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xserve ?

jrothwell97
November 5th, 2010, 10:42 PM
It's the XServe, not Mac OS X's X server. OS X's X11.app is alive and well.

Apple's XServe line of servers, on the other hand, is for the chop: presumably because for the majority of their customers, a Mac Pro or a Mini is both more cost-effective and better for Apple (as it's a larger production line.)

coffeecat
November 7th, 2010, 11:09 PM
Apple's XServe line of servers, on the other hand, is for the chop: presumably because for the majority of their customers, a Mac Pro or a Mini is both more cost-effective and better for Apple (as it's a larger production line.)

I'm surprised no one's mentioned this, but even Apple have found a more cost-effective solution for their own servers. (http://toolbar.netcraft.com/site_report?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.apple.com%2Fuk%2F )

I wonder which distro they use. :-k

stmiller
November 7th, 2010, 11:33 PM
What does apple use in its data centers?

Sporkman
November 9th, 2010, 02:11 AM
"Hardly anyone was buying them."

http://www.cultofmac.com/jobs-felt-hardly-anyone-was-buying-apple-servers-report-says/68224

Dustin2128
November 9th, 2010, 02:12 AM
Not surprised. Would anyone seriously consider an OS X server?

zekopeko
November 9th, 2010, 02:43 AM
I'm surprised no one's mentioned this, but even Apple have found a more cost-effective solution for their own servers. (http://toolbar.netcraft.com/site_report?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.apple.com%2Fuk%2F )

I wonder which distro they use. :-k

That's not what Apple uses. Akamai is a content delivery network and is a separate company. They simply act as a super big cache for the Apple website. That's why their website loads super fast and iTunes downloads are fast.

qalimas
November 9th, 2010, 02:46 AM
I'm surprised no one's mentioned this, but even Apple have found a more cost-effective solution for their own servers. (http://toolbar.netcraft.com/site_report?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.apple.com%2Fuk%2F )

I wonder which distro they use. :-k

edit: nevermind!

edit 2:

To make this a useful post instead of making an idiot out of myself for not reading that entire page linked in the quote above:

I run a MacBook and use a basic Mac Mini as a development server for my PHP and Rails applications, runs very well. Use a Mac Mini to host an intranet app at the company I work for as well (Rails).

MisterGaribaldi
November 9th, 2010, 03:11 AM
I like Mac OS X just fine, but as a desktop OS.

In the server world, it is at best a third stringer, and at worse it's just plain irrelevant.

Sporkman
December 1st, 2010, 05:05 PM
Here's a good article on the IT implications:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-31021_3-20024209-260.html