Le 2010-11-05 à 15:51, Tim Worman <li...@thetimmy.com> a écrit : > I have two diverging viewpoints. Being in higher education, we've got a lot > of Apple gear. We have a server room with a rack full of XServes. I've seen > real technology needs languish in OS X Server - to the point where we've > already considered other options. > > On the other hand, Apple has made it pretty clear in their docs that they > like the success they've realized with Mac Minis running OS X Server. That > combo is selling.
And indeed, it sells well. I went to buy a Mac Mini Server a month ago at a local reseller and they said they sell at least 10 of them, and that's just a small reseller in south shore Montreal. I'm pretty sure Apple sells at least 1000 Mac Mini Server per month. > So, they're unlikely to shut down shop on that. Mix that with, "we've only > got two engineers working on Server." I don't know if Server (or any Mac OS > at this point) is in it for the LONG haul. Things are changing. However, > Server is selling a product Apple is happy with. > > Tim Worman > UCLA GSE&IS > > On Nov 5, 2010, at 12:40 PM, Johnny Miller wrote: > >> What do you guys think (if anything) will happen to OSX Server? >> >> It seems to me that if there is no X-Serve there is much less purpose for OS >> X Server edition. >> >> >> On Nov 5, 2010, at 12:34 AM, Kieran Kelleher wrote: >> >>> Inevitable due to >>> 1) the ubiquity of inexpensive Linux solutions (hardware and/or VPS in >>> the cloud) >>> 2) the fact that all the Mac heads learned unix in the last 8 years >>> 3) small cash-strapped workgroups are using Mac Minis >>> >>> That's my 2 cents ....... let the opinion commentary begin! :-) >>> >>> On Nov 5, 2010, at 6:27 AM, Pascal Robert wrote: >>> >>>> http://www.apple.com/xserve/resources.html >>>> >>>> "Xserve will no longer be available after January 31, but we’ll continue >>>> to fully support it." >>>> >>>> Apple will not be developing a future version of Xserve >>>> • Orders for Xserve will be accepted through January 31, 2011 >>>> • Apple will honor all Xserve warranties and extended support programs >>>> • Transition options to deploy Mac OS X Server include Mac Pro with Snow >>>> Leopard Server and Mac mini with Snow Leopard Server >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. >>>> Webobjects-dev mailing list (Webobjects-dev@lists.apple.com) >>>> Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: >>>> http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/webobjects-dev/kelleherk%40gmail.com >>>> >>>> This email sent to kelleh...@gmail.com >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. >>> Webobjects-dev mailing list (Webobjects-dev@lists.apple.com) >>> Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: >>> http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/webobjects-dev/jlmiller%40kahalawai.com >>> >>> This email sent to jlmil...@kahalawai.com >> >> Johnny Miller >> Kahalawai Media Corp >> http://www.kahalawai.com >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. >> Webobjects-dev mailing list (Webobjects-dev@lists.apple.com) >> Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: >> http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/webobjects-dev/lists%40thetimmy.com >> >> This email sent to li...@thetimmy.com > > _______________________________________________ > Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. > Webobjects-dev mailing list (Webobjects-dev@lists.apple.com) > Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: > http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/webobjects-dev/probert%40macti.ca > > This email sent to prob...@macti.ca _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Webobjects-dev mailing list (Webobjects-dev@lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/webobjects-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com
