ZDNet looks at bigger issues behind Dell's sale of a Linux-based cluster to SUNY. "This is yet another episode in the continuing saga of the fall from grace of proprietary technologies, the commoditization of processing power, and the difference between the must-haves and the nice-to-haves in budget-constrained times. It's also a signal that the high-end technical computing space is no longer a sanctuary for vendors of premium-priced boutique systems."

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