From: "Geo." 

1) these are intel's servers, not microsofts. (www.intel.com) 

2) ? I'm not sure I understand.

Geo.

"Mike '/m'"  wrote in message
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>
> 1) Microsoft has already shown time and time again that they do not share
> your discipline and caution when they set up their servers.
>
> 2) Within each version, the consistency of the timings hint that the
> servers may be a bit more consistent.
>
>  /m
>
>
>
> On Sat, 17 May 2003 12:20:49 -0400, "Geo."
 wrote:
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> >I don't know about everyone else but when I get a new version I always
avoid
> >putting it on my biggest baddest production boxes till I'm sure it can be
> >trusted (which usually doesn't happen until after sp1 or sp2).
> >
> >Geo.
> >
> >"Mike '/m'"  wrote in message
> >news:ebbccv8q0rn8lmu7pr68sdvg519c6ckbsi{at}4ax.com...
> >>
> >> Why would they install the new OS on slower machines?
> >>
> >>  /m
> >>
> >>
> >> On Fri, 16 May 2003 19:48:41 -0400, "Geo."
 wrote:
> >>
> >> >Kinda meaningless without knowing if it's identical hardware.
> >> >
> >> >Geo.
> >> >
> >> >"Joe Barr"  wrote
in message
> >> >news:pan.2003.05.15.20.43.52.824709{at}austin.rr.com...
> >> >>
> >> >> Netcraft has some interesting stats/observations about that.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >>
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>>http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2003/01/21/performance_of_wwwintelcom_at
t
> >racting_interest.html
> >> >>
> >> >> --
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> >> >
> >>
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