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I don't think this would actually compete. It would more likely be a compliment for certain kinds of usecases. Apple just doesn't seem to care to put in the ef
by pwthornton 7y ago
I don't think this would actually compete. It would more likely be a compliment for certain kinds of usecases.
Apple just doesn't seem to care to put in the effort. I don't think their neglect of MacOS Server has anything to do with trying to protect their cloud offerings. Even a wildly successful MacOS Server strategy wouldn't be that much revenue versus some of their other lines, but it could provide real value and help to certain kinds of businesses and users.
- wkearney99 7y agoI'd venture it had more to do with not being able to actually compete at an enterprise level. Far more profitable to sell to individual users than take on the much greater cost of sales for server products. If it's just a server they couldn't compete anywhere near as profitably.
- toyg 7y agoCook takes Jobs’ zealotry for pruning (which he probably developed in reaction to the struggles of “first” Apple) as religion. Anything that doesn’t make boatload of money gets cut or left to rot. Macmini and OSX Server were products for niche markets that “second Apple” is completely disinterested in.
- m463 7y agoApple could - in a very short time - revitalize os x server just by allowing icloud to redirect to the server. Think "apple id/icloud in a box". That would be actual privacy.