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“Apple's share is shrinking” No, it’s not. It has outperformed the rest of the PC market for years and continues to gain marketshare. http://www.asymco.com/20

“Apple's share is shrinking” No, it’s not. It has outperformed the rest of the PC market for years and continues to gain marketshare. http://www.asymco.com/2013/04/11/happy-birthday-ipad/ http://www.asymco.com/2013/04/11/happy-birthday-ipad/

dsr_ 14y ago
Kneejerk much? The context is server hardware. Apple gave up on the market; the only relevant offering is the very low end Mac Mini Server.
- Samuel_Michon 14y ago
  You may want to read GP's comment again. He believes that all branded computers are on their way out and he uses the (fictitious) decline of Apple's PC business as proof. GP is obviously not talking about just Apple's server offerings. It'd be pretty silly if he were, since Apple has never had any meaningful marketshare in servers. Also, Apple doesn’t only sell Mac Mini servers, it also sells Mac Pro Servers. Priced at $3k-12.5k, they’re hardly low end. http://store.apple.com/us_smb_78313/browse/home/shop_mac/family/mac_pro http://store.apple.com/us_smb_78313/browse/home/shop_mac/fam...
  - clauretano 14y ago
    FWIW, a Mac mini server is a regular mini with two 2.5" hard drives (not hot-swappable or even user accessible) and a token to download Server.app from the App Store. Apple can't even be bothered to list a rack mount kit or 220V PDU-compatible power cable in their store. That said, they work well enough.
- astrodust 14y ago
  Apple has never had a meaningful market share in the server arena. It's virtually 0%. It can't shrink because it doesn't exist in the first place. Xserve and XSAN were never specifically for enterprise, but rather as support infrastructure for things like large Avid or Final Cut installations. There have been only a handful of cases where Xserve was deployed en-masse.
- jessriedel 14y ago
  > Kneejerk much? This completely ruins your comment. Please try to keep things friendly.

dsr_ 14y ago

Kneejerk much? The context is server hardware. Apple gave up on the market; the only relevant offering is the very low end Mac Mini Server.

Samuel_Michon 14y ago
You may want to read GP's comment again. He believes that all branded computers are on their way out and he uses the (fictitious) decline of Apple's PC business as proof. GP is obviously not talking about just Apple's server offerings. It'd be pretty silly if he were, since Apple has never had any meaningful marketshare in servers. Also, Apple doesn’t only sell Mac Mini servers, it also sells Mac Pro Servers. Priced at $3k-12.5k, they’re hardly low end. http://store.apple.com/us_smb_78313/browse/home/shop_mac/family/mac_pro http://store.apple.com/us_smb_78313/browse/home/shop_mac/fam...
- clauretano 14y ago
  FWIW, a Mac mini server is a regular mini with two 2.5" hard drives (not hot-swappable or even user accessible) and a token to download Server.app from the App Store. Apple can't even be bothered to list a rack mount kit or 220V PDU-compatible power cable in their store. That said, they work well enough.
astrodust 14y ago
Apple has never had a meaningful market share in the server arena. It's virtually 0%. It can't shrink because it doesn't exist in the first place. Xserve and XSAN were never specifically for enterprise, but rather as support infrastructure for things like large Avid or Final Cut installations. There have been only a handful of cases where Xserve was deployed en-masse.
jessriedel 14y ago
> Kneejerk much? This completely ruins your comment. Please try to keep things friendly.