Yes, servers shrink with size over time, but after reading this post about iPhones being web servers, I’m thinking about sending the following to David Letterman:
And now, the Top Ten Reasons Hosting Companies Should Replace Their Servers with iPhones
#10: At $500 a pop, they’re cheaper than new servers
#9: They come with more standard RAM than most servers
#8: They use less power than servers (just think how many you could cram on a rack!)
#7: They’ve got a multi-hour battery backup soldered right inside – so dispo your UPS’s also
#6: There’s no spinning disk drive to wear out
#5: You can ditch your bandwidth providers and leverage AT&T’s blistering fast EDGE network
#4: The operating system (Mac OS X) is pre-loaded – just rack it up and go
#3: Since you can’t crack it open, the expense of delivering custom builds is gone
#2: There’s a YouTube shortcut icon standard on every one
#1: They just look cool!
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August 29th, 2007 at 3:37 pm
iPhone? I’m still waiting for my iPod cluster!
Still, this could be a doable idea….
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August 29th, 2007 at 5:21 pm
[sarcasm] Hey, how about a grid built of iPhones? They have iPod functionality built in. [/sarcasm]
August 31st, 2007 at 10:43 am
Maybe Gary is on to something here.
http://www.itbusinessedge.com/blogs/dcc/?p=204