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You mean half-facts surely?
If you want clusters included as a metric of scalability, you're also going to have to weigh hacks of *x boxes against the true Windows threat of viruses, worms and all those lovely security holes that make hacking Windows a time-consuming alternative to the most common method the scum use to 'own' a Windows box.

It'd also be interesting to know why Windows needs to cluster to achieve a decent level of scalability while Linux (you know, the 'inferior' FOSS O/S) can quite happily sit on a 64 way multi-core system without a hitch.

In the meantime, here's some real-world hackability testing http://www.efluxmedia.com/news_Linux_Unhackable_At_TippingPoint_Contest_15743.html

It amuses me because I've always thought Ubuntu's use of the no-root model a la OS X, always using sudo to perform admin tasks, to be a weak point.
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MS pipes  murph_z ZDNet Moderator | 04/02/08
I think it would be the same...  Erik Engbrecht | 04/02/08
One-liner.  TheTruthisOutThere@... | 04/02/08
Ugly! and incomplete  murph_z ZDNet Moderator | 04/02/08
Ugly! and incompleteA  murph_z ZDNet Moderator | 04/02/08
Some people are never happy.  TheTruthisOutThere@... | 04/02/08
Facts versus Opinions!  ShadeTree | 04/02/08
You mean half-facts surely?  odubtaig | 04/02/08
TippingPoint  TheTruthisOutThere@... | 04/02/08
Interesting...  odubtaig | 04/02/08
Flash attack dependencies  murph_z ZDNet Moderator | 04/02/08
Link?  Erik Engbrecht | 04/02/08
Who said Windows can't ....  ShadeTree | 04/02/08
I said it - and so do the numbers  murph_z ZDNet Moderator | 04/02/08
Your "reason" for ....  ShadeTree | 04/02/08
I note you didn't bring up http://www.top500.org/  odubtaig | 04/02/08
Why would I?  ShadeTree | 04/02/08
Here you go.  ShadeTree | 04/02/08
TPC/E result  murph_z ZDNet Moderator | 04/02/08
Clustering? Blade Servers? Daim bar?  odubtaig | 04/02/08
Spin this!!!!  ShadeTree | 04/02/08
Care to be a little more specific?  odubtaig | 04/02/08
I knew you would!  ShadeTree | 04/03/08
Here is a summary for your convenience.  ShadeTree | 04/03/08
Would what?  odubtaig | 04/03/08
Windows Server 2008 has ...  ShadeTree | 04/04/08
Still making it up as you go I see.  ShadeTree | 04/02/08
Now that's a thought!  Unix_Magic | 04/02/08
Message has been deleted.  odubtaig | 04/02/08
Message has been deleted.  ShadeTree | 04/02/08
Message has been deleted.  odubtaig | 04/02/08
" ... incompetent administrator ... "  Anton Philidor | 04/02/08
Not worthless...  Erik Engbrecht | 04/02/08
Erm, there are pipes in Windows.  TheTruthisOutThere@... | 04/02/08
My Metric.  TheTruthisOutThere@... | 04/02/08
What about .NET?  Erik Engbrecht | 04/02/08
Nice try -  murph_z ZDNet Moderator | 04/02/08
re:Nice Try.  TheTruthisOutThere@... | 04/02/08
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Suggesting a fair trial  murph_z ZDNet Moderator | 04/02/08
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Because what i said was..  murph_z ZDNet Moderator | 04/02/08
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DOS lives  Anton Philidor | 04/02/08
License Cost, not Cost  Erik Engbrecht | 04/02/08
No Anton  Roger Ramjet | 04/02/08
Adsum.  Anton Philidor | 04/02/08
Unarguable conclusions  murph_z ZDNet Moderator | 04/02/08
... are assertions.  Anton Philidor | 04/02/08
A below average attempt to change the subject  murph_z ZDNet Moderator | 04/03/08
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The tony metric  murph_z ZDNet Moderator | 04/03/08
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Performance vs Scalability  Erik Engbrecht | 04/03/08
I'd ask Google and Yahoo  deaf_e_kate | 04/04/08
No more relevent then asking any number ....  ShadeTree | 04/04/08
That is exactly what the data shows.  ShadeTree | 04/03/08
That's not scalability  Erik Engbrecht | 04/03/08
It's not even current.  odubtaig | 04/03/08
Can you show ....  ShadeTree | 04/04/08
Turns out I can.  odubtaig | 04/04/08
Not Apples to Apples  ShadeTree | 04/04/08
No, HP Integrity Superdome to HP Integrity Superdome .  odubtaig | 04/04/08
Minor correction  odubtaig | 04/04/08
There is spin going on ....  ShadeTree | 04/04/08
Something's a joke alright.  odubtaig | 04/04/08
Still grasping at straws  ShadeTree | 04/04/08
P.S. Turns out you can't.(nt)  ShadeTree | 04/04/08

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