From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Feb 15 18:33:57 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4D9E316A4CE for ; Tue, 15 Feb 2005 18:33:57 +0000 (GMT) Received: from hobbiton.shire.net (hobbiton.shire.net [166.70.252.250]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1F13B43D2F for ; Tue, 15 Feb 2005 18:33:57 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from chad@shire.net) Received: from [67.161.222.227] (helo=[192.168.99.68]) by hobbiton.shire.net with esmtpsa (TLSv1:RC4-SHA:128) (Exim 4.43) id 1D17WE-0009EB-LC for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Tue, 15 Feb 2005 11:33:54 -0700 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v619) In-Reply-To: <1942537448.20050215184827@wanadoo.fr> References: <77803d5ce17805187218b4cdfb6cc83d@HiWAAY.net> <762166945.20050215064015@wanadoo.fr> <1942537448.20050215184827@wanadoo.fr> Message-Id: <2504E318-7F80-11D9-B134-000D933E3CEC@shire.net> From: Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 11:33:53 -0700 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.619) X-SA-Exim-Connect-IP: 67.161.222.227 X-SA-Exim-Mail-From: chad@shire.net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.0 (2004-09-13) on hobbiton.shire.net X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.1 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_50 autolearn=disabled version=3.0.0 X-Spam-Level: X-SA-Exim-Version: 4.1+cvs (built Mon, 23 Aug 2004 08:44:05 -0700) X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes (on hobbiton.shire.net) Subject: Re: Freebsd vs. linux X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 18:33:57 -0000 On Feb 15, 2005, at 10:48 AM, Anthony Atkielski wrote: > >> That surely explains their sales of XServes and RAID servers. > > They're off the radar for servers. The only people who install Apple > servers are people who are already in love with Apple desktops. > They're > kind of the inverse of people who fall in love with server operating > systems and then insist on forcing them onto the desktop as well. Not true. Apple is getting a lot more server sales outside of their fanboy clubs. The XServe and the XServe RAID are getting a lot of interest in the Enterprise now. (Note that "a lot" is not anywhere near a majority or huge amount compared to, for example, Windows Server, but a lot is still a lot) Chad