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The author suggests that popularity should be related to raw processing power. If his premise was true, Beowulf clusters would be more popular than Nintendo DS'
by stevecooperorg 17y ago
The author suggests that popularity should be related to raw processing power. If his premise was true, Beowulf clusters would be more popular than Nintendo DS's.
"The Windows' fan club likes to point out that Windows is far more popular than Linux. The reason for that has nothing to do with quality and everything to do with monopoly. Nothing shows that better than the semi-annual TOP500 list of the world's most powerful supercomputers."
Utter drivel.
- anigbrowl 17y agoQuite. It's like saying the Honda Civic is no good because the Terex Titan (world's largest truck) is so much more powerful. Mind you, I have heard exactly that argument from protectionist zealots.