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Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC writes:

> Apple has a sever advantage over Microsoft in this respect.

They aren't completely comparable, because Apple produces both hardwar
and software, whereas Microsoft produces only software.

In any case, I wouldn't choose either of them for a server myself.

> The XServe by default does not even ship with a video card and you can
> admin the whole thing remotely with various tools including the CLI.

Just like FreeBSD.  Except that you can download FreeBSD for free and
install it on whatever hardware you have on hand.

-- 
Anthony