Microsoft confirms supercomputing plans

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Now this is funny!

Windows on super clusters! Finally Microsoft has bit off more than it can chew. Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD and a few others are the kings here. Okay mostly Linux but gotta give the others thier due as well. Bottom line is Microsoft needs to focus on what they do well.... okay how about fix what they have first. Either way, anybody with more than 4 brain cells about computers would never seriously run a Microsoft OS on a critical research cluster!

Here are a couple reasons why Microsoft will fail:
1 - Excessive crap in the core OS (WMP, IE, Messenger... to name 3)

2 - Stupid License set-up that restricts the end users.

3 - No access to the kernel by the user to perform many of the needed performance tweaks.

4 - Proven track record for below sub-standard security.

5 - Proven track record for instability.

6 - Inability to play nice with others in the sand box.

Bottom line is, this is a failed venture from the start. They may have the desktop... for a while longer. Main Frames, well uh sure there are a few systems out there but that is *NIX territory, and there are more than just Linux they have to go after on that front. Supercomputers and clusters, not a chance just because of how the Microsoft company culture is ingrained into total inflexible dominance. They can't buy this competitor and it's killing them on more than one front.

Posted by: Linux User 147560   Posted on: 06/23/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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