But what of this article?
Number of Bitcoin Unlimited Nodes Surpasses The 700 MarkThe ongoing competition between Unlimited and Core nodes remains quite intriguing to keep an eye on. Over the past few days, the number of Unlimited compatible nodes has increased to 736. Quite a significant number, even though it includes some nodes that other platforms may not see as compatible. It is evident the Bitcoin Unlimited support continues to grow. More progress is needed to address bitcoins scalability in the near future.
http://www.newsbtc.com/2017/02/15/number-bitcoin-unlimited-nodes-surpasses-700-mark/ They are toting coming upto more nodes available then bitcoin core.
So what does it offer to the network in terms of benefits?
Yeah - I opened up my BU node to inbound connections last week. Thereby doing my part to add to the network's robustness.