It's such a big hit because the reason for buying mac OSx server in
the first place was to have an apple supported unix based server OS
that can blend the advantages of the GUI and a standard supported
set of unix tools together so as specifically to not have to deal
with special builds of components that then become unmaintainable.
These are worthy goals of any vendor, especially Apple, given its
tradition with ease of use. Ease of use on the server product should
be more than GUI niceties too. It should encompass a shift in
philosophy which includes transparency, communication and honesty.
What a refreshing change it would be to hear from Apple engineering on
this list. Or know what Apple's road-map for server is in advance.
The secrecy and marketing hype are just making for a public relations
mess regarding server.
Unfortunately, I don't think boycotting Xserves in protest will make a
difference. The server slice of Apple's revenue pie is too small
compared to its consumer product categories.
Jose
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Jose Hales-Garcia
UCLA Department of Statistics
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