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by sahaj 6168 days ago
is cray still relevant?
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i don't understand the downvote. this is a serious question. i have not been around this world long enough to know cray well. it seems to me that the original commenter made a point that cray targeted the high end market and it has not been well for them, and i would like to understand how they are doing today.
Looking at the Top 500 Supercomputers list, there are Crays in position 2, 6, 11, 12, 13, 21, 23...

http://top500.org/list/2009/06/100

So, they aren't out of the game. The previous lists are available, if you're interested you could compare Cray's standings with previous years.

I don't understand the downvote. this is a serious question.

The way you asked it carries an implication that Cray is not still relevant - it has the impact of a statement dismissing Cray rather than a quesiton about Cray.