[wanderingmind]

My sense is you only submit if you are in the business of selling supercomputing cluster (IBM, Cray). If you are a consumer or build to consume internally, you would care less.

[AdamN]

It's also good for recruiting. They're building a new supercomputer in Edinburgh and I'd imagine it's a pull for certain researchers.

[mghackerlady]

This! Hackers like their intellectually stimulating and interesting very expensive toys