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Microsoft gains tech computing toehold
news.com.com — Microsoft is showing some early signs of success with a version of Windows geared for a technical computing market that Linux dominates today.
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- schestowitz, on 10/12/2007, -4/+3C|Net, who are Microsoft 'buddies', publish only one item on Easter and it's a Microsoft plug, a commercial, including promotional self-praising words from Microsoft. This abysmal product (see my testimoney below) has not captured even ONE computer in the world's top 500. In fact, for a while it had a single computer, but it got dumped, to be booted into Linux again.
Don't let this PR trick from C|Net/MS fool you.
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From: Roy Schestowitz
Subject: Rant - Microsoft Compute Server Still a Miserable Failure
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 16:18:43 +0000
...Been in a meeting just a moment ago. It was comical.
Some folks have decided to experiment with Microsoft's latest ultimate super
ultra high-processor/computing offer. Guess what?
The computational server can -- for whatever reason -- accept only two
connections at the time. To make matters worse, one has to log off, so being
idle is out of the question. Even then, there are bugs that leave sessions
hanging, IIRC.
It gets worse.
40 nodes are available but sometimes only one is actually used. With two
users logged on, one would sometimes keep 39 nodes occupied while the other
gets just one.
I am told it's buggy. I am told it's unstable (even from people who favour
the use of Windows on the desktop). People who wanted to take this gamble
with Microsoft on the server are complaining and probably have regrets. "We
have informed Microsoft", they say, but what do they expect? Microsoft holds
the code and it's too arrogant to take care of bugs upon the customers'
demands (just look at Internet Explorer). Bill Gates, who is the mastermind
that insisted on releasing the product, will soon retire. The product was
released half-based after long delays.
Problems only on the server? You bet it ain't the case. A colleague of mine
is spending weeks (if not months) trying to run experiments on a Windows XP
laptop. Hibernation fails, jobs are crashing after long runtimes, and
certain movements of the laptop (e.g. the jerking in a car) lead to crashes
as well.
Thank you, Microsoft, for reminding people why software you produce is going
down the dustbin. It's better to produce a reliable desktop before deciding
to take entire clusters down.- estvir, on 10/12/2007, -4/+3Hah, so the moment CNet posts something somewhat positive about Microsoft they're labelled as 'buddies' and you just happen to ignore all the negative press they gave Vista (Go read the reviews/product descriptions) and other Microsoft related things and all the positive press for Linux. Amazing coincidence.
Oh, and some random email from YOU is oh-so convincing. - Quix, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Heh, schestowitz vs. estvir. Microsoft FUD-slinger extraordinaire vs. Digg's #1 Microsoft Shill. Clash of the Titans. Always an entertaining spectacle...
- estvir, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1And Quix, who is in the top 5 for 'Useless personal attacks while spreading propaganda for Apple and FUD for Microsoft" comes in on the side for more, guess what, useless personal attacks.
- estvir, on 10/12/2007, -4/+3Hah, so the moment CNet posts something somewhat positive about Microsoft they're labelled as 'buddies' and you just happen to ignore all the negative press they gave Vista (Go read the reviews/product descriptions) and other Microsoft related things and all the positive press for Linux. Amazing coincidence.
- Quix, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1..posted to wrong thread..
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