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osOpinion: Mac OS X Server: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 9, 1999

Thanks to theHippo for
this link.

“Apple has always been good at delivering “insanely great”
products, but now they are doing what users have been wanting for a
long time: Delivering an insanely useful product.”

“Mac OS X Server is the new technology from Apple to deliver
what Macintosh users have wanted for a long time, server class
performance and reliability. It comes as no surprise to those
involved in high end computing that they chose a Unix base for
their server product. After installing X Server on my Macintosh I’m
compelled to say that Apple has a really hot product for the
technically inclined. There are good, bad and ugly aspects to the
new system, but the good is so incredibly good that it makes the
bad of marginal concern to most early adopters of this
technology.”

Complete
Story

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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