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Name: Alan Bailey on Nov 5, 2010Comments: I fear that unless we get a clear statement from Apple regarding their plans for the pro sector products that we Mac techs will soon have nothing to install/support. We need to know sooner rather than later if Apple is pulling out so we can re-skill ourselves...Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Nov 5, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Nov 5, 2010Comments: At least grant us official license to run OS X Server in VirtualBox or something in the same class as VMWare ESX! (ESX! ESX! Not Fusion!)Flag
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Name: Oliver Graff on Nov 5, 2010Comments: no comment.Flag
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Name: Graham Watts on Nov 5, 2010Comments: Come on now, sometimes the secrecy is just too exciting.Flag
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Name: Emil Holt on Nov 5, 2010Comments: Please clarify if there will be changes to the OS X Server EULA to allow virtualization on non Apple hardware.Flag
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Name: Alejandro Grigera on Nov 5, 2010Comments: Yes please, want to know if We should keep paying for Appple products that might get discontinued in the next months.Flag
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Name: Maurits Sanders on Nov 5, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Steven Smith on Nov 5, 2010Comments: The decision announced by Apple today is going to dramatically affect our purchase with VAR’s, since we won’t be able to purchase our server class hardware anymore. We simply can’t move to mac pro’s and mac mini’s due to the lack of redundant hardware such as hot swappable power supplies and hard drives. As well, we’re not going to be able to simply replace the xserves with mac pro’s due to their size and redundant hardware limitations. I can fit 40 servers and two switches in a full size rack. With the mac pro, I’ll be able to fit 6 machines and the needed switches. To even support an equal environment by replacing with mac pro’s in the future, I’ll be required to expand my server room physically. I’m presently using close to 40 xserves and running two Apple XSAN’s. My entire business is using Apple workstations which all authenticate against open directory, not to mention our web platform utilizes ldap authentication provided by open directory. My business also utilizes Apple xserves at the core of our web platform utilizing software designed to run on OSX. All of our storage needs are also handled by Apple powered environments. These are all mission critical to our business and in the event of a hardware failure such as a hard drive or power supply, we do not lose the capability to continue running our business since these are hot swappable. The recommendation that we switch to Mac Pro’s and Mac Mini’s feels close to an insult due to their lack of hot swappable components and in the case of the Mac Mini’s their difficulty in accessing internal components. I began my position with this company three years ago and at that time had come from an all windows environment. Since that time, I’ve become a major proponent of Apple in the enterprise. The total cost of ownership for our business to run is one third that of an equal sized windows environment. This includes the cost of the xserve hardware we use. I have also begun working towards becoming an Apple Certified Technician just so we could perform authorized repairs on our Apple equipment in-house. I appreciate you taking the time to listen to my concerns. I understand there are reasons that Apple has made the decision to discontinue it’s server class hardware line. However, despite this being a complimentary portion of your business to the growing mobile and workstation lines, it is one that powers countless businesses, universities and research facilities around the world. Please know that I am still a loyal Apple customer, just that I am now a customer who will have to make difficult business decisions as well as difficult decisions regarding the future of my career as an Apple enterprise administrator.Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Nov 5, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Neal Pynenberg on Nov 5, 2010Comments: Please keep the xserve in your product line! We were looking to expand our use of xserves.... not reduce!Flag
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Name: John Lungaro-Mifsud on Nov 5, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Peter Zyhlarz on Nov 5, 2010Comments: Will MacOS X Server go away all together?Flag
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Name: Geert Huylebroeck on Nov 5, 2010Comments: Education needs THE XServe"Flag
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Name: Michael Alatorre on Nov 5, 2010Comments: I remember when I had a G4 graphite unit side-racked in our old data center. I was never more happy when Apple released their 1U Xserve. When the old DC was retired, and was moved to a co-lo, all of those desktop units doing server duty never made the trip. There's no way a mini or Mac Pro will be making its way onto our server floor [edict of our DC managers, not me]. Here's hoping Apple has some VM plan afoot (but, I'm not going to be holding my breath). Those of us in the enterprise were not helped at all here.Flag
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Name: Peter Nilsson on Nov 5, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Kai Howells on Nov 5, 2010Comments: I have a number of clients who rely on the Xserve as a solid, dependable and data-centre ready server platform and am VERY concerned with the recent announcement to kill the Xserve. For a small design studio, the Mac Pro may be a valid replacement, for a small business with email and Office documents, the Mac mini Server is a wonderful option, however for enterprise business with a large number of Macs, there is an absolute requirement for a powerful and RACK MOUNTED server platform with redundancy built in. I have large mission-critical Kerio Connect deployments, I have large HELIOS EtherShare installations with huge amounts of data and tight deadlines are always an issue. I have Xserves installed in climate-controlled server rooms and datacentres, taking up a minimum of rack space and performing admirably and these customers, the ones that will happily spend hundreds of thousands of dollars every few years to ensure their hardware is up-to-date, will be left with no option for a serious Apple Mac OS X Server platform. Sure, this doesn't affect the office with three iMacs and a Mac mini Server and it doesn't affect the design studio with a few Mac Pros and some MacBooks who went with a Mac Pro as a server because it was $100 cheaper than the Xserve, but for the customers who are spending the real money, they need a real server. I know that I am not the only one in this situation and I ask of Apple that this decision please be reconsidered as it will have a serious knock-on effect to the image of Apple as a serious contender in enterprise environments.Flag
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Name: Perttu Aaltonen on Nov 5, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Steve Evans on Nov 5, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Lucas Saldanha Werneck on Nov 5, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Nov 5, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: James Wegener on Nov 5, 2010Comments: After all we have put into promoting Apple over the years we at-least deserve some straight answers.Flag
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Name: Owen Williams on Nov 5, 2010Comments: The decision is a silly one by Apple. The Xserve is used and implemented by thousands of companies that chose it for solid reasons.. Keep it going Apple or offer a like for like alternative.Flag
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Name: Alexander Amoibé on Nov 5, 2010Comments: Your closed-door stance and Steve Jobs liver transplant implanting him with an alien personality have endangered the spirit of you guys, and I wish you'd cut it out.Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Nov 5, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Holger Netterby on Nov 5, 2010Comments: If no more Xserves then let us virtualize on other hardware.Flag
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Name: Ron Sussman on Nov 5, 2010Comments: as someone who makes their living using Apple pro products, knowing the direction and future of said products in the face of rising and stiff competition would be greatly appreciatedFlag
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Name: Eric Arnoldy on Nov 5, 2010Comments: Please please, reconsider. I'd be happy to pay $1000 more per xserve. Its really a complement, because your systems last so long.Flag
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Name: Jaime Kikpole on Nov 5, 2010Comments: I manage over 600 Macs at a school district in New York. We require rack mountable servers that can manage these servers. Currently, the Macs run circles around the Windows computers. If that changes, I will not be able to resist the public push to Windows for our class rooms and offices.Flag
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Name: Timm Kröger on Nov 5, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Jono Hayes on Nov 5, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Tycho Sjögren on Nov 5, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Sam Peckham on Nov 5, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: David Grizzard on Nov 5, 2010Comments: Words cannot express my extreme disappointment at this time. EVERYTHING I have worked so hard to build and prove to the management of my company - is now twisting in the wind...Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Nov 5, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Paul Downey on Nov 5, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Anders Rholen on Nov 5, 2010Comments: You're making a big mistake hereFlag
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Name: Beau Hunter on Nov 5, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Nov 5, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Sander Boekee on Nov 6, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Richard Goody on Nov 6, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Alex Hay on Nov 6, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Nate Caplin, Technology Manager, American Electric Power (Fortune 200 Enterprise User Of Apple Products, Including Xsan, Xserve, Final Cut Pro) on Nov 6, 2010Comments: I've been a huge supporter of Apple in our enterprise and just got approval for a large Xsan purchase next year. Now that is in jeopardy due to this surprise announcement of Xserve's cancellation. More importantly, Apple has lost the trust of our IT organization by making such a move. We now have no confidence in Apple's continued commitment to the rest of its server technologies, such as Xsan, OS X Server, Final Cut Server, even Final Cut Pro. This will cause us to look elsewhere for future technology solutions. It will even stack the cards against Apple when considering adopting consumer-oriented technologies in our enterprise such as iPhone and iPad. Too bad.Flag
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Name: John Hanna on Nov 6, 2010Comments: What now? With no enterprise hardware from Apple, who will supply this technology to Apple Pros? Time to license the OS to Oracle or IBM and let them supply high quality server hardware.Flag
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Name: Michael Crispin on Nov 6, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Scott Barnham on Nov 6, 2010Comments: A sad day for the future of the Mac in education and corporate.Flag
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Name: Daniel Harrell on Nov 6, 2010Comments: Without a semi-serious server hardware option, my company will move away from XSAN, then Final Cut, then the mac all together.Flag
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Name: Elger Sio on Nov 6, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Olof Hennig on Nov 6, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Ian Pye on Nov 6, 2010Comments: Answer please Apple! Don't make me go back to Premiere :(Flag