No doubt HPC is a big influence on design since they can sink big gov contracts, but IBM is claiming it's a serious competitor to scale out x86. They've done t

No doubt HPC is a big influence on design since they can sink big gov contracts, but IBM is claiming it's a serious competitor to scale out x86. They've done this in the past.. PowerPC (6xx), PReP, CHRP, PowerLinux, now OpenPOWER. It looks too similar this time where they cannot get things into gear lowering margins to gain volume. The Tyan box is basically a reference platform.. over priced and poorly designed (2U, 3.5" disks, several thousand dollars?!). Crossing my fingers something good will happen, but placing little stock in it.