GNU/Linux Just Became Topper
Nov 17, 2009, 13:03 (0 Talkback[s])
(Other stories by Glyn Mody)
"As its name hints, this is simply the top 500 supercomputers in
the world, with an analysis by location, vendors, processor
architecture – and, of course, operating systems.
"Windows is pretty dominant on the desktop, holding probably 90%
market share there. As we know too well, that means that it has a
total stranglehold on that sector that is probably going to be very
hard to break. Now consider the latest stats for the supercomputing
sector. Here's the breakdown by operating system families:
"Linux 89.20% "
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