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The Super Windows That...Couldn't

computerworlduk.com — One of the more bizarre accusations flung by Microsoft at GNU/Linux over the years is that it doesn't scale. Sadly, that narrative has been rather undermined by the independent Top500 supercomputing sites ranking. Five years ago, the GNU/Linux family ran 36.80% of the top 500 supercomputers; worse, Windows ran on precisely one supercomputer.

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  • kd420, on 11/19/2008, -0/+1The only reason I would consider using Windows is for gaming. I wonder what happens when a supercomputer gets a BSOD...

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