Michael Cooney
Senior Editor

IT Hyperbole of the Week

Opinion
Jun 20, 20061 min

We know our friends in the News Department are trying to sexy up networking, but this headline is just a little too much:

Blades try to shake off bad-boy image.

We can honestly say that when someone uses the phrase “bad boy,” blade servers aren’t even remotely in the picture. To wit:

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At right, bad boy. At left, blade server. Really not much in common. Now if you stumble across a blade server that is fueled by cocaine and prostitutes, that’s a story.