Would You Buy A Mac OS X Server?

waterbug asks: "Slashdot has had recent stories on NeXT, integrating Unix with the Mac OS, OS X and X11, old Macs as terminals, and PPC distros of Linux. While all these stories have elicited scattered comments on the topic, I haven't really seen a good, focused discussion of whether Apple would be a viable manufacturer of OS X-based servers." Do you think Apple will be able to pull this off? I guess only time will tell, but it would be interesting to hear what you think about this right now.

"Imagine the following:

• A real server box with 2 or 4 G4's and easy access to all the hardware
• Mac OS X with full SMP support and all your favorite tools
• All the cool NeXT/OpenStep stuff that comes with OS X
• Redundant power supplies
• Hot-swappable SCSI RAID
• Industrial design that kicked ass, so that you'd want it out in the open instead of hiding on a rack or under a workbench

I think Apple has demonstrated that it has the skills to build such a box. The question is whether any of you would buy it. Admittedly, you'd probably pay a modest premium over an x86 solution, but would it be worth it for the enhanced compatibility, usability and style? Does OS X make Apple a more credible vendor of industrial-strength systems?"