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Unholy Matrimony? Microsoft and Cray

Posted by timothy on from the sick-of-so-called-supercomputers-running-linux dept.

fetusbear writes with a ZDNet story that says "'Microsoft and Cray are set to unveil on September 16 the Cray CX1, a compact supercomputer running Windows HPC Server 2008. The pair is expected to tout the new offering as "the most affordable supercomputer Cray has ever offered," with pricing starting at $25,000.' Although this would be the lowest cost hardware ever offered by Cray, it would also be the most expensive desktop ever offered by Microsoft."

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  1. One thing jumped out by damn_registrars · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Cray CX1, a compact supercomputer running Windows HPC Server 2008.

    Apparently even a Cray can't run Vista?

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  2. How long before Linux? by MikeV · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    How long before someone with a spare $25k gets one and puts Linux on it? And suddenly it's running circles around the resource hog Micro$oft. Could prove embarrassing for Microsoft - tho they're used to embarrassment, and for Cray for letting Microsoft taint their hardware with Windows.

  3. That's Performance by MythoBeast · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Now with Windows, we can give our supercomputer the same great performance of your desktop system! I really can't even imagine what they were thinking. This must be a MS subsidized sales gimmick.

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  4. A supercomputer from Microsoft? by kawabago · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Isn't that an oxymoron? With multiple cores does it give a full color screen of death?