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Apple estaria planejando voltar ao mercado de servidores [Corte do MacMagazine no Ar #700]

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Original video: Apple estaria planejando voltar ao mercado de servidores [Corte do MacMagazine no Ar #700] · Channel: MacMagazine · 00:31 · Watch on YouTube

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The speakers discuss a report that Apple may be planning to return to the server market. They recall the Xserve, which Apple discontinued 16 years ago, and describe it as a Mac designed for servers. The Xserve came in rack-mounted versions, including 1U and 3U models. They attribute the new report to The Information and note that Mark Gurman had previously hinted at it.

  • Apple is reportedly designing a successor to the Xserve.
  • Apple discontinued the Xserve 16 years ago.
  • The Xserve was a Mac designed for server use.
  • The Xserve came in rack-mounted versions.
  • The speakers mention 1U and 3U Xserve models.
  • The Information reported that Apple is planning to return to the server market.
  • Mark Gurman had reportedly hinted at the possibility earlier.
Start Chapter Summary
00:00 Rumors of an Xserve successor The speakers introduce a rumor that Apple is designing a successor to its discontinued Xserve.
00:15 Remembering the Xserve They recall the Xserve as a server-focused Mac that Apple discontinued 16 years ago.
00:31 Apple’s reported return to servers They describe the Xserve’s rack formats and cite reports that Apple may reenter the server market.

Apple is supposedly designing a successor to the Xserve — 00:00

It’s been nothing less than 16 years since Apple discontinued the Xserve. — 00:00

There was a 1U version, which is the thinner one. — 00:31

Apple is planning to return to that market. — 00:31

Xserve, Apple, The Information, Mark Gurman, Eduardo Marques

00:00 Check out this week’s rumor, Eduardo Marques. Apple is supposedly designing a successor to the Xserve; that’s a name I’m not sure we’ve ever mentioned on any podcast, because it’s been nothing less than 16 years since Apple discontinued the Xserve. They were servers. How long have we had the podcast? It hasn’t been that long. It was in 2012, man. I don’t know if I’ve ever mentioned that name on the podcast before. Wow. Yeah, the Xserve was truly a Mac

00:31 for servers. There were Mac versions for racks, right? There was a 1U version, which is the thinner one. Apple even made a 3U, which is the taller one. And so it’s been 16 years since they left that market. And according to The Information, this week—and we could say Mark Gurman had also mentioned a little something about it before. Apple is planning to return to that market.