Re: [Fed-Talk] An Open Letter to Apple on Server Technloogies
Re: [Fed-Talk] An Open Letter to Apple on Server Technloogies
- Subject: Re: [Fed-Talk] An Open Letter to Apple on Server Technloogies
- From: "Blackmon Jerry (Contractor)" <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2010 10:25:17 -0500
- Acceptlanguage: en-US
- Thread-topic: [Fed-Talk] An Open Letter to Apple on Server Technloogies
On 11/10/10 9:03 AM, "Link, Peter R." <email@hidden> wrote:
>No, Apple can't but without enough new sales Apple doesn't want to keep
>developing and building a product that people have stopped buying. I wish
>they would but I'm trying to understand the situation from Apple's point
>of view.
>
>Actually, yes, Apple could expect installations to keep up with
>technology. They do with desktops and laptops even though we all have
>6-10 year old Macs still running. And new technology is pushing for
>faster and more powerful servers, especially server farms, to handle the
>growing amount of data being pushed around.
Apple being Apple should understand that its customers are different from
typical computer users. If the "supercomputer" VT built is still adequate
to its needs, what need does it have to buy something that's bigger,
faster, stronger and more shiny? Given the financial hurdles involved?
In this economy? I think it's unrealistic for Apple to expect servers to
turn over as fast as any other kind of device, especially in our line of
work. We work our desktops well past their prime and they still continue
to do what we ask of them, what would make servers any different?
I understand that sucks for us given what happened, but it's probably
equally as unrealistic for us to expect Apple to continue developing an
"underperforming" product line as it is for Apple to expect us to upgrade
our servers to the latest and greatest as if they were a new generation of
iPhone, IMO. The Xserve line should have been designed around the truth
that, because it's a server and Apple is not primarily a server vendor,
it's not going to be a "hot" selling product. We don't need a new one
every year. Pop the new processors in it and let's go.
I would hope most supercomputers are designed around a particular use
case(s) and not specced just to make this year's "Fortune 500"
supercomputer list. If the latter is the case, I need to have a chat with
my representatives.
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Jerry Blackmon <email@hidden>
Senior Systems Administrator
Department of Treasury
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