Apple threatens Linux; Mac OS X 'superior alternative to Linux'  




"We’ll see great strides from Linux in the high-end server space over the coming years, with good steps in 2004, but with stiff competition from Apple in certain server segments," David Johnson writes for AlwaysOn. "Apple? Yes, this is not a misprint. For mid-tier and large server applications in Europe, Apple is the new and unlikely server gorilla!"

Johnson writes, "Apple’s OSX is based on a highly scaleable, reliable, secure version of UNIX called BSD, which was developed at UC Berkeley. BSD is used by both Yahoo! and Hotmail, providing reliable secure servers in high traffic environments. Starting with the BSD OS Unix kernel, Apple has extended it to support 64-bit architecture, added their own GUI, and put it onto a system with an IBM 64-bit PowerPC G5 Processor inside."

"The result is a superior alternative to Linux for high-end server computing, actually cheaper to purchase than the enterprise versions of Linux once you get above a very few users, and starting at around $3K per box," Johnson writes. "To make things even more interesting, the Apple G5 also supports Linux, and in Europe, it’s anecdotally the new system of choice for Linux administrators."
 

Posted: Sat - January 3, 2004 at 08:52 PM        

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