This is a forum for people using a beta OS, They should switch to a 64 bit OS and try it out. If there is some weird issue then they can switch back to 32 bit. And if people follow my signature without reading the article then they are more than likely going to switch to Mac OS X cause the commercials told them to. Which has moved to 64 bit as well, and in their latest OS (snow leopard) they totally dropped 32 bit support all together.
I think you striking a couple nerves with posters here... your saying ALL peeps should go to 64 bit if their processors allow... and that if they dont read yur signature, then they should go to Mac, and turn into a paragram to utilizing an overly managed 64 bit OS anywayz.
While great for conversation, these ALWAYS statments just aren't true.
Proof that another person read the signature and not the article... Please read the article before you post responses. And I would never recommend going to a Mac, they've never been able to create an OS, proof when they bought a unix flavor and just stuck a GUI on top of it (Hello Mac OS X). My statement was that people who follow a signature just from looking at it, are probably just as willing to just watch one of the BS Mac commercials and switch over cause they said so, not cause they did any research on it.
I don't get how you can say "always yes" in your signature but then argue that that's not at all what your article is claiming. Does "always" mean something that I'm not aware of?
But what do I know, I'm one of those crazy OS X fans with no brain on my own.
Alright, this got way off topic, way too fast.
Time to stop.
This is NOT an OS war, and we certainly should not be arguing about x86 and x64.
Just stop the argument now, or this thread is going to be locked.
~Lordbob
No offense, but the entire thread is about 32-bit vs 64-bit. Sure, there's a bit of bickering of opinions, but I don't really agree that it's become off topic (other than 2-3 lines about OS X). It seems to be a valid discussion of some of the issues and quirks that arise from switching to 64-bit that are often ignored.
Unix-For-Appliances aside (just kidding :)), every person's situation is different. What works for some may "almost" work for others, and often "almost" doersn't cut it.
Sure most systems sold in the past three years have x64-friendly CPUs, but the CPU is only part of the equation. There are no absolutes in this business.
Take it from somebody whose first "PC" had 10 DPDT relays, 10 DPDT switches, and 10 red lamps (I do mean lamps - LEDs were not yet born), 10 bits in 7x10" and thought "Man, this is the stuff!" ...
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