This could be Mac's salvation IMHO.

Ok, this is exactly what Apple needed to do!

http://www.apple.com/macmini/server/

Which ever employee it was at Apple that came up with this idea and followed it through should be given a gold star.

Just reading what they have on their website, this little box is exactly what a small 1-10 person company needs. Being that I bash Apple a lot on this website, I wanted to make sure I pointed out that this Mac Mini Server idea for small businesses is a FANTASTIC idea.

If technology consultants push this Mac Mini server thing I predict a HUGE surge in the Apple's small business market share. Being in consulting for as many years as I was, something like this is exactly what small business people want. They don't want a big confusing, mysterious server whiring loudly in a closet somewhere. I think this is the solution for them. They can stay trendy with their Macs and still have something that resembles an enterprise network.

It even makes mention of a user database with groups! This is a huge step toward penetrating the small business market. Good job Apple! Keep it up!

Brian