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If you want the features of the operating system formerly known as OS X Server, you shell over $49.99 in the App Stare: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/os-x-lion

• sigzero 15y ago
  That isn't a direct comparison though because OS X Server and OS X are different beasts really (thought they share an awful lot). Joe Public would just buy "OS X" or in the Windows 7 world Joe Public would have to choose between "Windows 7 Starter/Home Basic/Home Premium/Professional/Enterprise/Ultimate" and in the Windows 8 world "Windows 8/8 Pro/RT" and would have to ask to know the differences between each.
  • zht 15y ago
    Joe Public would have Home Premium which comes pre-installed with their laptop/is whatever their laptop's factory reset DVD resets their laptop to. Joe Public would barely be aware that there are other versions out there much less the differences between them.
  • recoiledsnake 15y ago
    That is because Apple is not a big player in the enterprise space like Windows is, thus they don't see the benefit of the same differentiation that they have with OS X server.
  • unwiredben 15y ago
    Technically, they can't choose Windows RT since it's the ARM edition and only comes bundled with Windows tablets. I expect almost everyone will get Windows 8, and the "Pro" features will be easy to purchase as an upgrade through the new Windows Store.