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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. Chinese FLOPS? by Doc+Ruby · · Score: 1, Troll

    Who verifies the results of these tests? Are these Chinese results produced by doping, the way that Chinese "OEMs" produce high protein food by doping it with toxic melamine that kills children and pets, or shiny toys with lead paint that poisons children? Or any of the many other cheats Chinese "OEMs" use to get past tests with flying colors that bamboozle people into thinking it's really quality?

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  2. Sure, right Chinese hardware OEM. by generic · · Score: 0, Troll

    And those Chinese Gymnasts are 16 years old too.

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  3. MS not a cost issue here.. by Junta · · Score: 0, Troll

    It was in china, they just walked to the corner and picked up a few thousand copies of Windows and probably paid 5 to 10 bucks.

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