That’s because they’re more targeted at the work station market than the server market. Top end work stations are basically just servers without data center features like what you’re listing.
Now it can be a server, if you don’t need a server with those features. So why not also sell it as a server as well? Believe they’re pitched as “enterprise servers” in that context.
From what I’ve seen of competitive work stations, you pretty much see the same thing. Down right identical to the one sold as a server. Just without some or all of that servery stuff. So it seems like a common product segmentation thing.
Apple just doesn’t appear to have a version for the next segment up. Just like they initially didn’t have a rack mount version.
And that seems to be the thing here. There do seem to be legitimate places where these things are competitive and appropriate. But from what ever angle to poke at it they seem more and more niche.
I would guess that adding a rack mount indicates they’re trying to build out a proper product stack over time. Like maybe you’ll see that kinda stuff in a server server version down the line, maybe they’ll add a lower cost version at the bottom of the stack for the freelance creatives and smaller businesses. Maybe they’ll be launching proper corporate pricing and support.
It’s entirely possible this all makes more sense to more people in a couple years.
