Re: Server Mailing list? (LuKreme)

On Nov 4, 2011, at 1:14 PM, Chris Murphy wrote:

> Apple's history has always been that unless it can totally dominate or monopolize vertical markets it will cede those markets. And I felt from day 1 they would not do what was needed to be taken seriously in the enterprise server market, and would abandon it. That they abandoned the hardware is no surprise. That they have started to abandon server OS as well is now also no surprise, and they can hardly be blamed. 
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> But remember how they exited the server hardware market? That document that went through the options for putting together 22 or whatever Mac Minis? Or using a 13U tower in a rack? Pure comedy.
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> That they do not allow server OS license to be virtualized on non-Apple hardware is absurd and in the category of burning the enterprise bridge behind them as they exit. It's a caustic exit, akin to urinating on everyone's legs, in my opinion.

It's par for the course though,  they don't allow virtualizing any os on non-apple hardware.  This has nothing to do with enterprise vs consumer.  Apple has a built-in aversion to running their OS on non-apple gear stemming from how horribly they were hurt by clones.

I think a more likely scenario is Apple is focusing on home users across the board.  This makes a bit of sense as well from their standpoint.   The problem is the market wants them to do X and Apple has limited interest.   I suspect they'd prefer just to worry about the client side if they could.

--Larry