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I believe so, yes.

In fairness, though, it may not have been MS' fault - crappy programming is crappy, no matter the underlying OS. And Linux fanboys should wait to see if the new system has roll-out issues...



Agreed, Accenture code can make any OS slow.


If I remember correctly, the LSE brought in Microsoft themselves to fix the problems. And Microsoft couldn't.


Source?


I doubt they could fix architectural issues that permeated from the very beginning after the fact.


I agree. At these speeds it has less to with OS and/or language and has more to do with smart programming decisions. PS - Singapore Stock Exchange quotes a faster latency than Nasdaq and LSE:

http://www.a-teamgroup.com/article/voltaire-powering-fastest...




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