Is The Simplicity Argument Still Valid For Mac
The Mac Observer Express Daily Newsletter Site Navigation. June 2nd, 1999 Opinion Computerworld Review Blasts MacOS X Server by Bryan Chaffin A by Galen Gruman of MacOS X Server blasts Apple's next-generation server OS, but one aspect of the reviewer's reasoning is somewhat specious. Now to be honest, many of the reviewers comments are dead-on and quite right. The comment in question? The very title itself: Mac OS X Server: No Easier Than NT, So Why Bother?
If that way of thinking were prevalent, then Windows 9X would have been dead in the water when it was first introduced. More so because Windows 9X is NOT as easy to use as the Mac. For that argument to come out of the mouth of an (assumedly) Windows user is laughable. Remember, Windows 95 was touted as being almost as easy to use as the Mac and this was reason enough for many Windows nuts to buy it like it was crack-cocaine and pronounce the Mac dead.
Gruman's argument says that MacOS X is no easier to use than NT and that it therefore should be avoided. It is almost as if Mr. Gruman is protecting the 'our OS is difficult to use' turf and Apple isn't invited. Editor's Note: Pradeep Bashyal wrote in to correct me on Galen Gruman being an (assumedly) Windows user.
Bashyal points out that Mr. Gruman is in fact a former Macworld Editor. My apologies to Mr. Gruman for the error!
However, I stand behind my assertions that Mr. Gruman's argument is a poor one.
Some of Mr. Gruman's comments were justified, as in the following: Ballyhooed by Apple as combining 'the strength of Unix with the simplicity of the Macintosh,' Mac OS X Server is a poorly designed, poorly integrated set of three operating systems: Apple's Macintosh, Next Inc.' S Next OS and the freeBSD Unix. Coming from a company that has promoted a consistent interface design for 15 years, it was a shock to use an operating system that spread related functions across four very different interfaces (Mac, Next, Unix command line and Web browser) in a seemingly random way. These are valid criticisms and excellent points. The following, Mr. Gruman's closing statement, is not: In a nutshell, I can't see any reason to buy Mac OS X Server.
Because even experienced Mac users will need hands-on IT support for the setup and administration, why not just use the more familiar Unix or Windows NT? When presented with the purpose of talking to Windows and Unix users who may be in the position of switching platforms or adding a new platform within their own networks, this may be true. MacOS X Server may not be ready to make a compelling argument for switching. If speaking to people wanting to build a new network, this argument is pure bunk.
Even if MacOS X Server were exactly as Mr. Gruman reviewed it, the fact that it may require just as much support as NT or some Unix flavor is NOT a compelling reason not to try it. Unlike Windows NT and Unix (with the possible exceptions of RedHat or other Linux versions being worked upon very diligently), MacOS X Server will likely become much more user-friendly in the near term. After all, Mr. Gruman is comparing a version 1 product with a version 4.X product, or higher in the case of Unix.
Windows NT is still annoying after several iterations, years of development, hundreds of developers, and all the might of the world's most profitable software company. We have heard from many people who have set up MacOS X Server, and many of these people have had similar things to say as Mr.
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Gruman regarding the difficulty in setting it up. The product is not perfect, but please don't tell us that because it has several flaws similar to NT or Unix that one should not think about using it. We encourage you to read the for yourself. Thanks to Observer Jon Schmidt for pointing us to the article.
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