Comment by ghaff
2 hours ago
I generally agree. Xserve didn't work out for Apple and they dropped it pretty quickly--think I still have an A/UX coffee cup. Wasn't really in their DNA even if there was an argument before Linux took off. For better or worse, they're basically a client company and barely a software (OK and basically a software services) one--although they spend a fair bit on (roughly) user experience.
A/UX predates Xserve by 14 years.
And how much did A/UX sell? I Have an A/UX coffee mug in my kitchen. It even has a phone number on it.
They sold the Xserve for ten years, across the PowerPC and Intel eras.
Still, in the scheme of Apple stuff it was a failed experiment--even if a worthwile one.