On 15-12-2011 18:04, Somedude wrote:
Le 14/12/2011 11:07, Alex Rønne Petersen a écrit :
No point maintaining something that won't be used. I would also imagine
that it can't be long before Windows stops supporting 32-bit.
- Alex
You imagine wrong. A large percentage of Windows users are still on Win
XP 32 bits (like me).
Amount of users has nothing to do with whether Microsoft will continue
to support it. Microsoft has well-defined lifecycles for support on
their products. I'm not sure what you being on a 32-bit OS from 2001 has
to do with my imagination of the future in 2011. :)
There are many reasons a company like Microsoft would want to let 32-bit
x86 die; only having to maintain one platform being one of such. It is
undeniable that the trend is going towards 64-bit (and this is a Good
Thing, obviously).
- Alex
