"Nick Sabalausky" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]... > "Jonathan M Davis" <[email protected]> wrote in message > news:[email protected]... >> >> And considering that there are no x86 chips sold these days which aren't >> x86_64, I find it rather baffling that Microsoft even sells a 32-bit >> version of >> Windows. > > (Chips sold) != (Chips in use) > > Why would MS want to give a big F.U. to someone who wants to give MS money > but isn't buying new hardware? Wouldn't make any sense. >
Also, the 64-bit versions can't run 16-bit software, and yes, I know that's getting *really*, *really* old, but I wouldn't be surprised if there are people out there (companies, especially) that are still relying on something 16-bit. (In case anyone's wondering, and I'm sure some people are ;) : No, I'm not personally using Windows's 16-bit compatability for anything.)
