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Windows Breaks Into Supercomputer Top 10

Posted by timothy on from the adversity-breeds-strength-in-redmond-too dept.

yanx0016 writes "Wow, that's some news this week at SuperComputing 08. Apparently Microsoft Windows HPC Server 2008, with a Chinese hardware OEM (Dawning), made #10 on the Top500 list, edging out #11 by only 600 Gflops. Folks were shocked to see Microsoft getting so serious around HPC; I think we are only beginning to see a glimpse of Microsoft in the HPC field."

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  1. Re:Obligatory by node+3 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Also, if I were setting up a botnet, I'd avoid infecting computers that belonged to a government that was known to apply the death penalty frequently, both officially and privately.

    Then you'd do well to avoid China, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and the USA.