I recently wrote an article on 'Whats wrong with Final Cut Server' in the hope the great apple techs came across it and took some of my points on board for the next version.
Then disaster struck, the internet was awash with concerning rumors on the next OSX code named Lion. Little to nothing is known about this operating system until its release in summer 2011. That hasn't stopped Apple confirming that Flash will no longer be supported within the operating system. A positive in many peoples eyes, including Adobe who have complained about apples slowness to release flash security updates.
My concerns have come from two very separate rumors but ultimately ones that have a major impact on Final Cut Servers future.
First is Lion will also not include Java support, it's been confirmed that version 6 (the current version) will continue to be supported but version 7 will not be distributed as part of Lion instead it will have to be downloaded. This is very odd considering Final cut server is actually built on Java.
The second announcement is the fact the Xserve will no longer be produced and there is no replacement planed. Now final cut server does work on Mac mini's and Mac pro's but I find for the scale of most education facilities (one of the reasons apple produce Final cut server) need more power as they have to contend with hundreds of users who need large amounts of storage.
I'm left wondering is Final Cut Server getting a major overhaul, maybe based through web pages or better Final Cut pro integration or is Apple about to pull the plug on this software before it fulfills its potential.
