32 bit is still the mainstream...
i know
i know
64 bit is growing but right now its not there yet..
one example stoping 64 bit is the flash and adobe either being stubborn and only distributing 32 bit (only allowing 32 bit browsers to use it) or that it is that hard to develop it
but either way most OEM's dont see the need yet (said most i know for the fact that the big OEM's do offer 64 bit [i got 64 from hp])
and i really hate how they handled the patchguard and how they not give enough power to run programs such as sanboxie (which has legitamate uses to acess protected memory)
if ms were to bring a light sanbox (meaning that it would allow competition also have acess) i will change my mind
but my relationship with 64 vista and W7 is both of love and hate...lol
edit opps took too long to reply...lol
I seem to remember reading that Vista was supposed to be the last 32 bit Windows, but obviously something or someone convinced MS otherwise.
Gary
or they might be scared....lol
of the outlash that will happen with 64 is more or less the "locked-down" in the kernel (patchguard)
i would see that it can be possible to both integrate both (patchguard)(AV and FW that need kernel patching) with the use of certificates...
the only you can access the kernel is with a legitimate cert.
(like the way drivers need certificates to actually use 64-bit drivers)
i cant wait till this happens
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