Only it didn't intertwine with the Mac OS - it was all contained in one folder named MAMP and there was a simple interface application to start mysql and launch phpMyAdmin, set ports etc. they made the simplest solution known to man to get this web development solution configured on you Mac. But it was a way to have a web development system on your Mac and that was cool! Even with that it was easy to get things messed up and very difficult sometimes to correct. Myself and others are indebted to very smart guys like Mark Liyanage who put packages together to allow us to do this ( ). To put it in perspective, before MAMP you had to install this software yourself and configure it and get it all working together. Ok I read your comments but I think you're still missing the point of why MAMP or XAMPP (or WAMP on the PC). I wish it was as simple as a drag and drop. On a side note - I just spent two weeks trying to get my own company's software setup on my dev box. That right there seems to be a good selling point. If you have to reinstall your OS then you don't have to go through all the hassle of setting it up again. If it isn't tied directly into the OS then I can see some benefits there. With that said I think harpster makes some good points. That's not to same I'm not still coding, I'm just not dealing with servers and all that fuss. I used to host my own servers but have recently move to Google's app engine. Personally I have gotten away from a lot of that stuff. So I went to their web site and took a look around and came away with the same feeling. I actually wasn't familiar with the product until you posted your question. I was agreeing with you, I'm not sure what the benefit is.
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