25 Oct
2011
25 Oct
'11
9:43 p.m.
On 25 Oct 2011 at 19:01, Richard wrote:
I've worked on applications that genuinely need
the 64-bit OS and
compilation model in order to keep customers productive. Granted, it
isn't notepad, but to stick your head in the sand and pretend that all
of the demand for 64-bit systems is purely a sales gimmick is just
stupid.
No, I didn't say that. Right now most ordinary people can use a 32-
bit OS and applications and have a good match for their net
connectivity speed (particularly in the US). But I see 64-bit
hardware and OS being peddled to my neighbors who share the same
1.5Mb/sec down/768Kb/sec upload speeds. Hell, I don't expect my
connect speed to change enough to challenge the throughput of a
10BaseT network within my lifetime.
How long before Microsoft drops 32-bit support and the apps all
follow? Not long, I'll wager.
--Chuck
(It's funny--we were supposed to get universal 40Mb/sec net
connectivity by 2000 as part of the Bellcore settlement. Eh, what's
200 billion dollars, anyway? We're no. 21! We're no. 21!)