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Apple pulls MP severs from Website

updated 03:00 pm EDT, Fri September 7, 2001

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Apple has pulled all multi-processing versions of its G4 servers off both its US and international Apple Stores, leaving only the single-processor 533 MHz as its sole server offering. This has led to widespread speculation that new server configurations and announcements are in the offing, either at the upcoming Apple Expo in Paris (despite CEO Steve Jobs' promise of "no new hardware"), Seybold San Francisco or International Broadcasters Convetion (IBC) 2001 in Amsterdam (being held Sept. 14-18th), where Apple had already promised to "reaffirm" it leadership in desktop video.

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jroepcke

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Patent Lawsuit?

Might it be because of the patent lawsuit recently filed against Apple regarding parallel processing? If so one would think Apple would have pulled more than just multi-processor servers (also the dual-800 G4), but maybe the board in the dual-800 doesn't infringe and the servers did (if any did at all).

Anyway, just another theory to consider.

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BIAX

Could it be Apple is yanking dual-processors because of the BIAX lawsuit, groundless or not, they could have a court order stopping production.

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A day late

This was on Macworld UK website yesterday morning.

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Uh, WRONG!!

This was accurate YESTERDAY... TODAY Apple is offering a 733MHz QuickSilver G4, as MacMinute and The Register have reported.

Geez, MacNN, get on the ball. You're embarassing yourselves a lot lately.

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09/07, 03:59pm | report spam | close Reply |
Too Much Speculation...

A quick visit to Apples web site before posting this info would have been easy. Like the previous poster said, Apple is offering a new "server" version today. See for yourself.

http://www.apple.com/powermac/server/

While I don't believe for a minute that this latest BS patent infringement case has anything to do the change to Apple's server line up, I would like to see apple put out some real servers with multi-processors that OS X Server can take advantage of.

Simply bunding their NOS with an off-the-shelf desktop machine just doen't cut it anymore.

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WHAT THE

What the h***? The 733 server has been on line ALL DAY. When I checked this morning it was this way. Nice one Macnn, real on the ball - _ - I guess covering news on printers and M$ XP is more important.

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Yet another reason...

to not visit MacNN anymore.

MacMinute.com and MacSurfer do it for me.

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MacNN gets it wrong again

MacNN gets it wrong again... The only model is now the 733 Quicksilver, NOT a 533 (old style G4 case).

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oh i forgot

you bunch of complainers. you pay a monthly subscription fee to macnn. things would be different if you actually got tons of daily mac/computer related news off this site for free.

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Even worse...

When MacNN makes a mistake, they never bother to post a retraction. h***, in most cases they don't even correct the original news post (example: the whole iPhoto fiasco which they published TWICE several months apart).

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While we're bitching...

Let's get the comments fixed, too. What's with all these 's? I'm also a right now.

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new server?

What is the difference between a normal powermac G4 733 (silverado) and a new G4 server 733 (silverado)??? I don't get it. Why not buy a normal 733 silverado and get OSX server??

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re: new server?

I'd look at www.macminute.com for your answer:

"For the $1,100 price premium the system commands over a basic 733MHz Power Mac G4, users get 256MB of RAM (instead of 128MB), an 80GB/7200RPM Ultra ATA drive (instead of 40GB/5400RPM), and a copy of Mac OS X Server (unlimited users, which sells for $999 on its own)"

quoted from MacMinute - the site that MacNN ONCE was!

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re: i forgot

then stop visting the site if its so "second string." plus shawn king is a libertarian complainer. ooohhh all is wrong in the mac world / real world si i am just going to sit on my behind and complain.

i've listied to his show a couple of time and i think he crosses the line of "taste" and "decorum" much to much. he more shock jock than walter cronkite.IMO.

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f*** ME!

I've seen some bitching on this site before but this one takes the cake.

Who cares if they're a day off sometimes. Do you think you should get a medal for proving them wrong?

How much does this site cost you again? Shut the f*** up and get on with your lives.

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b**** Apple

Well appart from the Macnn s**** up, the real bitching should be at Apple. What the h*** kind of "Server" do they think the world needs? Obviously all the rack mounted duel processor OSX Server 2 requests were ignored for this S***** offering. I mean come on, anyone could buy a base model, a OSX server licence and way more ram, it hardly deserves a Server designation

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Apple server offerings

Apple pulled dual proc 533 servers A LOMG TIME AGO, leaving only the single 533 proc version. Apple just today replaced the 533 with a 733. So the real complaint about this story should be the fact that they are reporting the removal of multi-proc machines as something that happened recently, when in fact it happened long ago.

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backslash-zero

I was able to fix the backslash-zero problem by trashing my MacNN cookies and then logging back in.
Pretty obvious, really. A cookie is the only real way they can keep track of who you're logged in as; if it's showing up wrong, the cookie's probably corrupt.
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New Server coming?

Been reading the news regarding this Patent lawsuit.
I don't buy it.
First, Apple is a reputed design Company. They have been making computer for more than 20 years. I am sure they have experience with Patents.
Believe me, if Apple would infringe the patent, this company would have sued them long time ago.

Regarding Apple removing the servers, I don't know.
Here are several propositions:
1- OSX server machine are not selling well. And I understand why. If you want a server, you need a RACK. Racks or pillable computer are really the future for Data Centers.
So, if Apple want to sell Servers, they should start making cool looking beefy rackable machine. Apple engineer can figure this out quickly. If Dell can make a rack, imagine what Apple can do.

2- New machines coming.
I really doubt. If Apple were to release new machines, I think it would demo them. I can image Steve bringing a Rack of OSX server on Stage with OSX running and a Application simulating 1000 concurrent users Load !

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I have noticed that for at least a month the top banner on every MacNN page is an AdCouncil banner. These pay nothing, and are what a banner company sends to your page when you run out of impressions or your account has been cancelled. I wonder if anyone at MacNN even noticed that they are running banners that waste every reader's bandwidth and pay the site no money? The only other ads on each page are text ads for Mac peripheral companies, which pay next to nothing.

How does MacNN even stay in business?

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09/07, 08:25pm | report spam | close Reply |
Apple has dead link to MP

Apple may indeed have withdrawn their MP server offerings long ago, but the G4 Processor page of the G4 Server pages still has a sidebar talking about "Multiprocessing advantages", with a dead "multiprocessor" link.

Pretty unprofessional web authoring. They should have a web robot that'd catch stuff like this. Guess I'll fire off an email to the Apple webmaster.

Speaking of brain-damaged sites, this stupid MacNN wouldn't let me post using Netscape (Communicator 4.78). I logged in and "super refreshed" but it'd never give me the "Post Comments" button. I had to use Internet Explorer. I'd complain to the MacNN webmaster too, if I had time and thought they'd care (which sound questionable based on people's opinion of the editorial staff).

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Weekend updates?

Well, since this is a bitching thread (bitching as in ranting)...

MacNN updated twice on Friday (10ish and 3:30ish) and has yet to update all weekend.

Will someone wake up the monkey(s) who have fallen asleep at the wheel?

On a side note, I, too, have migrated to MacMinute for more of my daily news needs.

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